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Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสาลี่
s ā l ī ˋ
Phonemic
สา-ลี่
s ā – l ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǎa-lîi
Royal Institutesa-li
(standard) IPA(key)/saː˩˩˦.liː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Hakka 沙梨 (sâ-lì).[1]

Noun edit

สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi) (classifier ลูก)

  1. (botany) Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)

Etymology 2 edit

Corrupted from สาลี (wheat), from Pali sāli (wheat).

Noun edit

สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi)

  1. (ขนม~) Thai sponge cake.

Etymology 3 edit

Semi-learned borrowing from English trolley.[2]

Noun edit

สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi)

  1. (dated) trolley, cart.
  2. (dated) trolley pole.

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