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กล้วย

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicกล้วย
k l ˆ w y
Phonemic
กฺล้วย
k ̥ l ˆ w y
RomanizationPaiboonglûai
Royal Institutekluai
(standard) IPA(key)/klua̯j˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ (banana). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ or ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi), ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²), Tai Dam ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ, Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ), Bouyei joic, Zhuang gyoij.

Noun

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กล้วย (glûai) (classifier ลูก or ใบ or ผล or หวี or เครือ)

  1. banana.
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Adjective

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กล้วย (glûai)

  1. easy; simple.

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi).

Noun

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กล้วย (glûai) (classifier ดอก)

  1. orchid.
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