Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicสละ
s l a
Phonemic
สะ-หฺละ
s a – h ̥ l a
RomanizationPaiboonsà-là
Royal Institutesa-la
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.laʔ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Pali sala.

Noun

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สละ (sà-là)

  1. quill (of porcupine or hedgehog).

Etymology 2

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Semi-learned borrowing from Malay salak.

Noun

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สละ (sà-là)

  1. salak, Salacca zalacca.

Etymology 3

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Unknown

Alternative forms

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Noun

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สละ (sà-là)

  1. a kind of marine fish, Scomberoides commersonnianus.

Etymology 4

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Compare Mon သၠး, Lao ສະລະ (sa la).

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Verb

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สละ (sà-là) (abstract noun การสละ)

  1. to donate; to bestow; to devote.
  2. to leave; to abandon.
  3. to discard; to renounce; to give up.