Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pliwᴬ² (to float in the air). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩥᩅ, Lao ປິວ (piu), ᦔᦲᧁ (ṗiiw), Shan ပိဝ် (pǐo), Tai Dam ꪜꪲꪫ, Tai Dón ꪜꪲꪫ, Phake ပိဝ် (piw), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜈𑜫 (piw), Zuojiang Zhuang bieu.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicปลิว
p l i w
Phonemic
ปฺลิว
p ̥ l i w
RomanizationPaiboonbpliu
Royal Instituteplio
(standard) IPA(key)/pliw˧/(R)

Verb edit

ปลิว (bpliu) (abstract noun การปลิว)

  1. to fly; to be blown away.