ปลี(bplee)
Meanings
1NounB1
banana blossom
the reddish-purple flower (inflorescence) of the banana plant, used as a vegetable in cooking.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำยำtam yamทำยำtam yam[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)หัวปลีhŭua bpleeหัวปลีhŭua bpleebanana blossom; banana flower; banana heartให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)
Mom will make banana blossom salad for dinner this evening.
2NounB2
spadix (botany)
a spadix, the central flower spike of certain plants (e.g., banana).
Examples
ต้นกล้วยdtôn glûuaiต้นกล้วยdtôn glûuaibanana tree; banana plantที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsปลีbpleeปลีbplee1banana blossom2spadix (botany)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headline
The banana tree at home just produced one spadix.