พาฬ

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bāḷa (“ferine; savage”). Compare Pali vāḷa (“ferine; savage”); Sanskrit व्याल (vyāla, “wicked, vicious; wicked animal; cruel animal”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพาฬ
b ā ɭ
Phonemic
พาน
b ā n
[bound form]
พา-ละ-
b ā – l a –
RomanizationPaiboonpaanpaa-lá-
Royal Institutephanpha-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaːn˧/(R)/pʰaː˧.la˦˥./
Homophones
 
พาณ
พาน
พาล
ภาณ
ภาร

Noun

พาฬ • (paan)

  1. (literary, poetic) ferocious or carnivorous animal, as elephant, lion, snake, tiger, etc.
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