Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Khmer panluḥ (to reach, to attain; to achieve, to accomplish), from pan-, *bh-, b- (emphatic prefixes) + luḥ (to reach), equivalent to Thai บรร- (ban) +‎ ลุ (); thus cognate with Modern Khmer ពន្លុះ (pŭənluh).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบรรลุ
ɓ r r l u
Phonemic
บัน-ลุ
ɓ ạ n – l u
RomanizationPaiboonban-lú
Royal Instituteban-lu
(standard) IPA(key)/ban˧.luʔ˦˥/(R)

Verb edit

บรรลุ (ban-lú) (abstract noun การบรรลุ)

  1. (formal) to reach, to attain; to achieve, to accomplish.
    บรรลุเป้าหมาย
    ban-lú bpâo-mǎai
    to reach a goal
    บรรลุนิพพาน
    ban-lú níp-paan
    to attain nirvarna
    บรรลุนิติภาวะ
    ban-lú ní-dtì-paa-wá
    to attain majority