ផ្លែ

See also: ផល

Khmer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ផ្លែ • (phlae)

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

Derived terms

• ផ្លែឈើ (phlae chəə)
• ផ្លែល្ហុង (phlae lhong)

Verb

ផ្លែ • (phlae) (abstract noun ការផ្លែ)

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

Affixed forms

• បន្លែ (bɑnlae)