ขฺลา

Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer ខ្លា (khlā), from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ក្លា (klā, “tiger”).

Doublet of ขาล (kǎan), a Vietic loan via Angkorian Old Khmer.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขฺลา kʰ ̥ l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	klǎa
	Royal Institute	khla
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰlaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ขฺลา • (klǎa)

1. (poetic) tiger