Borrowed from Thai ภาพยนตร์ (pâap-pá-yon).
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaːp̚˥˨.pʰa(ʔ˧).ɲon˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaːp̚˧˦.pʰa(ʔ˧˨).ɲon˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ພາບ-ພະ-ຍົນ
- Rhymes: -on
ພາບພະຍົນ • (phāp pha nyon)
- motion picture, movie
- Synonyms: ຟີມ (fīm), ຫນັງ (nang), ຊິເນມາ (si nē mā), ຮູບເງົາ (hūp ngao)