ផ្លែ

See also: ផល

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KhmerEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pləjʔ (“fruit”). Cognate with Vietnamese trái, Bahnar plei, Pacoh culay, Mang pløː¹.

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្លែ p̥ʰlae WT romanisation phlae (standard) IPA(key) /pʰlae/

NounEdit

ផ្លែ • (phlae)

1. fruit
2. outcome, result
3. blade (of a knife)
4. wart
5. blister, boil

Derived termsEdit

• ផ្លែឈើ (phlaechəə)
• ផ្លែល្ហុង (phlaelhong)

VerbEdit

ផ្លែ • (phlae) (abstract noun ការផ្លែ)

1. to bear fruit
2. to insult, scold indirectly