พลี

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• balī (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀮𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• बली (Devanagari script)
• বলী (Bengali script)
• බලී (Sinhalese script)
• ဗလီ or ဗလဳ or ၿလီ (Burmese script)
• พะลี (Thai script)
• ᨻᩃᩦ (Tai Tham script)
• ພລີ or ພະລີ (Lao script)
• ពលី (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄣𑄩 (Chakma script)

Adjective

พลี (balī)

1. Thai script form of balī, which is inflection of พลินฺ:
   1. nominative singular masculine
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural masculine/neuter (balin, “strong”)

Noun

พลี (balī)

1. Thai script form of balī, which is nominative/vocative/accusative plural of พลิ (bali, “oblation”)

Thai

Etymology 1

From Pali bali (“tax; impost; levy; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit बलि (bali, “idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ពលី (pĕəʼlii).

Alternative forms

• พลิ (pá-lí)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พลี b l ī
Phonemic		พะ-ลี b a – l ī
Romanization	Paiboon	pá-lii
	Royal Institute	pha-li
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰa˦˥.liː˧/(R)

Verb

พลี • (pá-lii) (abstract noun การพลี)

1. (elegant) to worship, especially with an offering; to make a tribute (to); to offer in worship or as tribute; to dedicate.

Noun

พลี • (pá-lii)

1. (elegant) worship, especially with an offering; the making of a tribute; the tribute or offering itself; dedication.

Derived terms

• ชาติพลี
• ญาติพลี
• เทวตาพลี
• ธรรมพลี
• บัตรพลี
• เปตพลี
• พลีกรรม
• พลีมุข
• ราชพลี
• อติถิพลี
• อามิสพลี

 

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Cognate with Modern Khmer ពលី (pĕəʼlii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พลี b l ī
Phonemic		พฺลี b ̥ l ī
Romanization	Paiboon	plii
	Royal Institute	phli
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰliː˧/(R)

Verb

พลี • (plii) (abstract noun การพลี)

1. (archaic) to invite, invoke, bring (out), or take (out), especially through a rite.
2. (elegant, chiefly poetic) to sacrifice: to give up for the sake of other considerations.

Derived terms

• พลีชีพ

 

Etymology 3

From Pali balī (“robust; strong; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit बलिन् (balin, “idem”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พลี b l ī
Phonemic		พะ-ลี b a – l ī
Romanization	Paiboon	pá-lii
	Royal Institute	pha-li
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰa˦˥.liː˧/(R)

Adjective

พลี • (pá-lii)

1. (elegant, poetic, somewhat archaic) strong, powerful, mighty; robust, vigorous, energetic.