See also: บาลี

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit पाल (pāla, protector).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบาล
ɓ ā l
Phonemic
บาน
ɓ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonbaan
Royal Instituteban
(standard) IPA(key)/baːn˧/(R)
Homophonesบาน

Verb edit

บาล (baan)

  1. to tend; to nourish.
  2. to keep; to protect.
  3. to govern; to reign.