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Pronunciation

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Orthographicสาลี่
s ā l ī ˋ
Phonemic
สา-ลี่
s ā – l ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǎa-lîi
Royal Institutesa-li
(standard) IPA(key)/saː˩˩˦.liː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hakka 沙梨 (sâ-lì).[1]

Noun

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สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi) (classifier ลูก)

  1. (botany) Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)

Etymology 2

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Corrupted from สาลี (wheat), from Pali sāli (wheat).

Noun

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สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi)

  1. (ขนม~) Thai sponge cake.

Etymology 3

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Semi-learned borrowing from English trolley.[2]

Noun

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สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi)

  1. (dated) trolley, cart.
  2. (dated) trolley pole.

References

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