พลี

plii

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up

To give up something valuable, such as one's life, time, or possessions, for a greater cause, ideal, or another person; to dedicate.

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2NounC2

sacrifice; ritual offering

A ritual offering or oblation made in worship to a deity, spirit, ancestor, or revered person; a sacrifice.

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3VerbC2

[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)

To perform a ritual offering before gathering medicinal plants or herbs, a more archaic or specialized usage.

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ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìt1sacred; holy2holy; miraculously powerfulเหล่านี้lào-níiเหล่านี้lào-níitheseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiทำพิธีtam-pí-tii[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualพลีpliiพลีplii1[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up2sacrifice; ritual offering3[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maaขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maa[to] ask [sb] for forgiveness; make a formal apologyเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâao-bpàa-jâao-kǎoเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâao-bpàa-jâao-kǎoguardian spirits of forests and mountainsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before we can gather these sacred herbs, we must first perform the 'phlii' ritual to ask for permission from the forest spirits.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

plii

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——