ผลิ
bud
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- 1 bud、sprout、begin to bloom
- 2 begin to appear、emerge、blossom [figurative]
This verb describes a plant beginning to put out buds, leaves, or flowers. The focus is on the first stage of emerging or opening, not on being fully grown or fully in bloom.
bud、sprout、begin to bloom
Used when buds, leaves, or flowers begin to come out or open. It is common in descriptions of plants and nature.
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ดอกไม้ผลิ dɔ̀ɔk máay phlì The flowers begin to bloom. ดอกไม้ผลิ details
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ต้นไม้ผลิใบ tôn máay phlì bay The tree begins to put out leaves. ต้นไม้ผลิใบ details
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กุหลาบเริ่มผลิดอก kùlàap rə̂əm phlì dɔ̀ɔk The roses started to bloom. กุหลาบเริ่มผลิดอก details
begin to appear、emerge、blossom [figurative]
A figurative, literary use for feelings, hope, or a smile beginning to appear gently.
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ความหวังเริ่มผลิขึ้นในใจ khwaam wǎŋ rə̂əm phlì khʉ̂n nay cay Hope began to blossom in the heart. ความหวังเริ่มผลิขึ้นในใจ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ผลิ carries the image of new life beginning to emerge from within. It is especially used with flowers, leaves, buds, and trees, as in ดอกไม้ผลิ, ใบไม้ผลิ, ผลิใบ, and ผลิดอก. It is understandable in ordinary speech, but it often feels more descriptive or graceful than the most everyday verbs.
Usage
You will often see it in descriptions of spring, new leaves, buds, flowers, gardens, and forests. In novels, poems, and song lyrics, it can also describe a smile, hope, or emotion gently appearing.
Caution
Use บาน rather than ผลิ when you mean that a flower is fully open or in bloom. ผลิ is not normally used for people or animals growing up. With abstract nouns, it sounds poetic, so a more general verb like เกิดขึ้น may be better in practical writing.
Differences from similar words
1 bud synonyms
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งอก broadly means to grow out or sprout, including roots, shoots, or even teeth. ผลิ is more descriptive and often focuses on plants beginning to put out buds, leaves, or flowers.
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บาน means to open or bloom and can describe a flower that is already open. ผลิ emphasizes the beginning stage, when the flower is just starting to open.
2 begin to appear synonyms
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เกิดขึ้น is a general verb meaning to happen or arise and works in ordinary, practical contexts. ผลิ sounds more poetic, suggesting something gently beginning to appear.