See also: พลู

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

พล n

  1. Thai script form of bala (strength)

Declension edit

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali bala (force; power; strength) or Sanskrit बल (bala, idem); cognate with Old Khmer bala (force, power, strength; armed force, military body).Khmer ពល (pŭəl).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicพล
b l
Phonemic
พน
b n
[bound form]
พน-ละ-
b n – l a –
[bound form]
พะ-ละ-
b a – l a –
RomanizationPaiboonponpon-lá-pá-lá-
Royal Institutephonphon-la-pha-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰon˧/(R)/pʰon˧.la˦˥.//pʰa˦˥.la˦˥./
Homophonesพน

Noun edit

พล (pon)

  1. force; strength; energy; power.
  2. armed force; military body.
  3. soldier; member of an armed force or military body; person engaged in military service.
  4. general: officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank.

Derived terms edit