พเยีย

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer bhñiya, bhñī, bhñi, phñīha (“artistically arranged flowers; floral arrangement”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្ញី (phñii). Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vṅe, vaṅe, vṅya; Angkorian Old Khmer vṅya, vṅi, vṅe.

Pronunciation

Orthographicพเยีย
b e y ī y
Phonemic
พะ-เยีย
b a – e y ī y
RomanizationPaiboonpá-yiia
Royal Institutepha-yia
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˦˥.jia̯˧/(R)

Noun

พเยีย • (pá-yiia)

  1. (elegant) garland of flowers.
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