บาล

See also: บาลี

Thai

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit पाल (pāla).

    Pronunciation

    Orthographicบาล
    ɓ ā l
    Phonemic
    บาน
    ɓ ā n
    RomanizationPaiboonbaan
    Royal Instituteban
    (standard) IPA(key)/baːn˧/(R)
    Homophonesบาน

    Verb

    บาล • (baan)

    1. to tend; to nourish
    2. to keep; to protect
    3. to govern; to reign

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • บาล” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.