Hyphenation
place hold·erTurkish pronunciation
pleys hōldırPronunciation
/ˈplās ˈhōldər/ /ˈpleɪs ˈhoʊldɜr/
Etymology
[ 'plAs ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia , from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit prthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot.