ปะ

Isan

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ປະ (pa).

Verb

ปะ (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การปะ)

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Pattani Malay

Pattani Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ปะ

Numeral

ปะ (paʔ)

1. Thai spelling of ڤاء (“four”)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปะ p a
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà
	Royal Institute	pa
(standard) IPA(key)		/paʔ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Verb

ปะ • (bpà) (abstract noun การปะ)

1. (transitive) to cover (to put or place on the top or surface (of))
2. (transitive) to patch

Derived terms

• ปะชุน
• รอยปะ

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸ.

Verb

ปะ • (bpà) (abstract noun การปะ)

1. (transitive) to meet, to see, to encounter; to confront, to face; to find, to discover

   Synonyms: พบ (póp), เจอ (jəə)

Derived terms

• พบปะ (póp-bpà)
• ลูบหน้าปะจมูก

Etymology 3

From corruption of หรือเปล่า (rʉ̌ʉ-bplàao, “or not?”).

Particle

ปะ • (bpà)

1. (colloquial, used at the end of a query) or not; right?

   ว่าปะ

   wâa bpà

   Do you think so?
   (literally) Think [so] or not?

   กินปะ

   gin bpà

   Do you want some [of this food]?
   (literally) Eat or not?

   อร่อยปะ

   à-rɔ̀i bpà

   Isn't it delicious?
   (literally) Delicious or not?

   โอปะ

   oo bpà

   Is it okay?
   (literally) O[kay] or not?

Etymology 4

From a corruption of ไป (bpai, “to go”).

Interjection

ปะ • (bpà)

1. (colloquial) used to express a suggestion or agreement to go, to join, or the like.

Further reading

• “ปะ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Compare Malay bapak (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʔ/, [pʌʔ]

Noun

ปะ (paq)

1. father