Pali

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Noun

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เวลา f

  1. Thai script form of velā (time)
  2. Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of velā (time)

Declension

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Without implicit vowels:

Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali velā (time) or Sanskrit वेला (velā, time). Cognate with Old Khmer velā; Modern Khmer វេលា (veiliə), ពេល (peel); Lao ເວລາ (wē lā); ᦵᦞᦟᦱ (velaa); Northern Thai ᩅᩮᩃᩣ. Doublet of เพล (peen).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเวลา
e w l ā
Phonemic
เว-ลา
e w – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonwee-laa
Royal Institutewe-la
(standard) IPA(key)/weː˧.laː˧/(R)

Noun

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เวลา (wee-laa)

  1. time; occasion.
    ตรงเวลา
    dtrong wee-laa
    to be on time