ព្រិល

• ព្រឹល (prɨl)

From Proto-Austroasiatic *priəl (“hail”). Cognate with Bahnar prĕl (“ice”), Pacoh pareal, Pnar phria, Parauk pre:, Santali ᱟᱨᱮᱞ (arel).

This Austroasiatic term has two variants, one with -r-l (represented by Khmer and the likes) and one with -l-r (represented by Khmu [Cuang] pliər, Mon ပၠဳ, Proto-Vietic *p-lɛːr). It is likely that the *prVl form is more original and the *plVr form was derived from metathesis.

ព្រិល • (prɨl)

1. hail
2. (by confusion) snow

   ធ្លាក់  ―  thlĕək prɨl  ―  It's hailing / snowing

• ព្រិលគ្រាប់ (prɨl krŏəp, “hail”)
• គ្រាប់ប្រិល (krŏəpprəl, “hailstone”)

ព្រិល • (prɨl) (abstract noun ការព្រិល)

1. to have blurred vision, not to see clearly

• ព្រិលៗ (prĭlprĭl)