ຜ້າ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰaːꟲ¹, from Old Chinese (OC *paːs, “cloth”). Cognate with Thai ผ้า (pâa), Northern Thai ᨹ᩶ᩣ, ᦕᦱᧉ (ṗhaa²), Tai Dam ꪠ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa), Aiton ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaː˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaː˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຜ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ຜ້າ (phā) (classifier ຜືນ)

  1. cloth, material, fabric

Derived terms

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