ไพล
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]| Orthographic | ไพล ai b l | |
| Phonemic | ไพฺล ai b ̥ l | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | plai |
| Royal Institute | phlai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰlaj˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ไพล • (plai)
- (botany) Cassumunar ginger (Zingiber montanum, syn. Zingiber cassumunar) of the family Zingiberaceae.