มล

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit มล (mála, “dirt, filth”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มล m l
Phonemic		มน-ละ m n – l a
Romanization	Paiboon	mon-lá
Romanization	Royal Institute	mon-la
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mon˧.laʔ˦˥/^(R)

Adjective

มล • (mon-lá) (abstract noun ความมล)

impure, dirty, filthy, smudgy

Noun

มล • (mon-lá)

rust
impurity, blemish, smudge, filth, stain, dirt

Derived terms

มลพิษ (mon-lá-pít)

Further reading

“มล” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.