มะลิ

Thai

Arabian jasmine flower

Etymology

From Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មលិ (mali, “the plant Jasminum sambac”), from Sanskrit मल्लि (malli). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មូលិះ (mūliḥ). Cognate with Modern Khmer ម្លិះ (mlih), Lao ມະລິ (ma li), Eastern Cham ꨟꨤꨪꩍ (malih).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มะลิ m a l i
Phonemic		มะ-ลิ m a – l i
Romanization	Paiboon	má-lí
	Royal Institute	ma-li
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ma˦˥.liʔ˦˥/^(R)

Noun

มะลิ • (má-lí)

(botany) Arabian jasmine: the plant Jasminum sambac of the family Oleaceae.

Derived terms

ข้าวหอมมะลิ (kâao-hɔ̌ɔm-má-lí)
มะลิซ้อน
มะลิซ่อม
มะลิลอย
มะลิลา
มะลิเลื้อย
มะลิอ่อง

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