Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *plaːjᴬ (tip; end). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ປາຍ (pāi), ᦔᦻ (ṗaay), Shan ပၢႆ (pǎai), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥭ (paay), Ahom 𑜆𑜩𑜤 (payu) or 𑜈𑜩𑜤 (bayu), Zhuang byai.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicปลาย
p l ā y
Phonemic
ปฺลาย
p ̥ l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonbplaai
Royal Instituteplai
(standard) IPA(key)/plaːj˧/(R)

Noun edit

ปลาย (bplaai)

  1. tip; end.

Derived terms edit