ผา

See also: ผ่า and ผ้า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *praːᴬ (“stone mountain”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩣ, Lao ຜາ (phā), Lü ᦕᦱ (ṗhaa), Shan ၽႃ (phǎa) (as in မၢၵ်ႇၽႃ (màak phǎa)), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥴ (pháa), Phake ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜡𑜠 (phāa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡𑜠 (phoāa), Zhuang bya.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ผา pʰ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	pǎa
	Royal Institute	pha
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ผา • (pǎa)

1. cliff.

See also

• หน้าผา (nâa-pǎa)