เกลือ

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *klɯəᴬ² (salt), from Proto-Tai *klwɯəᴬ (salt). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Khün ᨠᩮᩬᩨ, Yong ᨠᩮᩬᩥ, Isan เกือ or เกีย, Lao ເກືອ (kư̄a), ᦵᦂᦲ (k̇oe), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ (kɨa1), Tai Dón ꪀꪷ (kə1), Shan ၵိူဝ် (kǒe), Tai Nüa ᥐᥫ (koe), Phake ကိုဝ် (küw), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (küw), Zhuang gyu, Nong Zhuang gow, Zuojiang Zhuang gwe, Tày cưa. Compare also Lakkia kjie⁵¹.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเกลือ
e k l ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic
เกฺลือ
e k ̥ l ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonglʉʉa
Royal Institutekluea
(standard) IPA(key)/klɯa̯˧/(R)

Noun

เกลือ • (glʉʉa)

  1. salt; table salt.
  2. (chemistry) salt compound.
  3. (colloquial) worthless prize (e.g. from gacha).

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