พารา
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พารา b ā r ā | |
| Phonemic | พา-รา b ā – r ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | paa-raa |
| Royal Institute | pha-ra | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰaː˧.raː˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ภารา | |
Etymology 1
Probably shortened from พาราณสี (“Varanasi”).
Alternative forms
- ภารา
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Portuguese Pará (“a state in the North Region of Brazil”), which is the origin of this tree.
Etymology 3
Shortened from พาราเซตามอล (paa-raa-see-dtaa-mɔ̂n, “paracetamol”).
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