Body and health แผล plǎe
wound, cut, sore noun
- plǎe rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
แผลplǎe is any wound: a cut, a graze, a burn or a sore, with a tight pl cluster and a rising tone. A scar is แผลเป็นplǎe bpen. Clinics clean and dress wounds, ทำแผลtam plǎe, and pharmacies sell bandages, ผ้าพันแผลpâa-pan-plǎe, "cloth that wraps wounds".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- phlae
- plair
- plaeh
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