ปลี
bpliiMeanings
1NounB1
banana blossom
the reddish-purple flower (inflorescence) of the banana plant, used as a vegetable in cooking.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำยำtam-yamทำยำtam-yam[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)หัวปลีhǔua-bpliiหัวปลีhǔua-bpliibanana blossom; banana flower; banana heartให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)
Mom will make banana blossom salad for dinner this evening.
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คนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomนำnamหัวปลีhǔua-bpliiมาmaaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanได้dâaiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangเช่นchênแกงgɛɛngเลียงliiangหรือrʉ̌ʉกินginสดsòtกับgàpผัดไทยpàt-tai
Thai people like to use banana blossom in many dishes, such as in Gaeng Liang or eaten fresh with Pad Thai.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiหัวปลีhǔua-bpliiที่tîiหั่นhànแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiดำdamต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipแช่chɛ̂ɛในnaiน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoทันทีtan-tii
If you want sliced banana blossom to not turn dark, you must immediately soak it in lime water.
หัวปลีhǔua-bpliiมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunทางยาtaang-yaaมากมายmâak-maaiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́สำหรับsǎm-ràpสตรีsà-dtriiหลังคลอดlǎng-klɔ̂ɔtบุตรbùtเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaช่วยchûuaiบำรุงbam-rungน้ำนมnáam-nomได้dâai
Banana blossom has many medicinal properties, especially for women after childbirth, as it is believed to help nourish breast milk.
2NounB2
spadix (botany)
a flower spike with small flowers borne on a fleshy axis, typically enclosed by a spathe, as in arums.
Examples
ต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaibanana tree; banana plantที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ปลีbpliiปลีbplii1banana blossom2spadix (botany)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)
The banana tree at home just produced one spadix.
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เมื่อmêuuaปลีกล้วยbplee glûuaiบานออกbaan òkเราraoจะjàเห็นhĕnดอกdòkเล็กๆlék lékเรียงกันriiang ganเป็นแถวbpen tăeoอยู่yòoข้างในkâang nai
When the banana spadix blossoms, we will see small flowers arranged in rows inside.
ลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางtaangพฤกษศาสตร์prʉ́k-sà-sàatของkɔ̌ɔngปลีกล้วยbplìik-lúuaiคือkʉʉช่อดอกchɔ̂ɔ-dɔ̀ɔkขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiที่tîiห้อยลงมาhɔ̂ɔi-long-maaจากjàakปลายbplaaiเครือkrʉʉa
The botanical characteristic of a banana spadix is a large inflorescence that hangs down from the end of the bunch.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกาบปลีgàap-bpliiชั้นchánนอกสุดnɔ̂ɔk-sùtเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔkเพศเมียpêet-miiaจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápการผสมเกสรgaan-pà-sǒm-gà-sěenแล้วlɛ́ɛoพัฒนาpát-tá-naaไปเป็นbpai-bpenผลpǒnกล้วยglûuaiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
When the outermost bract of the spadix opens, the female flowers get pollinated and eventually develop into banana fruits.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bplii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |