พลา(plaa)

Meanings

1NounB2

spicy raw/rare meat or seafood salad (Thai)

A Thai-style spicy salad of raw or briefly blanched meat or seafood, mixed with lime juice, herbs, and spices; e.g., พล่ากุ้งพล่ากุ้งplâa gûngspicy shrimp salad.

Examples

มื้อนี้méu néeมื้อนี้méu née1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] command; instruct; direct2[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)พล่ากุ้งplâa gûngพล่ากุ้งplâa gûngspicy shrimp saladรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaosour taste; sournessเผ็ดหอมpèt hŏmเผ็ดหอมpèt hŏmspicy-aromatic; pleasantly spicy and fragrantสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai1herb; medicinal herb2herbal (as a modifier)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaidishes served with steamed riceแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เข้ากันkâo ganเข้ากันkâo gan1[to] go well together; match2[to] get along; be compatible (people)3[to] blend/mix evenly (ingredients)4[to] be consistent; agree (data/ideas)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
This meal we ordered spicy shrimp pla; its sour and spicy herbal flavors go well with steamed rice.
2NounC1

troops; soldiery (literary/archaic)

Troops or a body of soldiers; found in literary, poetic, or archaic contexts (e.g., พลารบ).

Examples

แม่ทัพmâe tápแม่ทัพmâe tápgeneral; army commanderรวบรวมrûuap ruuamรวบรวมrûuap ruuam1[to] collect; gather2[to] compile; assemble3[to] muster; mobilizeพลาplaaพลาplaa1spicy raw/rare meat or seafood salad (Thai)2troops; soldiery (literary/archaic)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyออกศึกòk sèukออกศึกòk sèuk[to] go to war; go into battleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)รุ่งสางrûng sàangรุ่งสางrûng sàangdawn; daybreak
The general gathered the troops to prepare for battle at dawn.