Thai edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer វ្រលៃ (vralai). Cognate with Lao ຫວ້ານພະໄລ (wānpha lai) or ຫວ້ານໄພ (wānphai), Modern Khmer ពន្លៃ (pŭənlɨy).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicไพล
ai b l
Phonemic
ไพฺล
ai b ̥ l
RomanizationPaiboonplai
Royal Institutephlai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaj˧/(R)

Noun edit

ไพล (plai)

  1. (botany) Cassumunar ginger (Zingiber montanum, syn. Zingiber cassumunar) of the family Zingiberaceae.