ผ้า

See also: ผา and ผ่า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰaːᶜ, from Old Chinese 布 (OC *paːs, “cloth”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຜ້າ (phā), Lü 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

Orthographic		ผ้า pʰ ˆ ā
Phonemic		พ่า b ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	pâa
	Royal Institute	pha
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰaː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		พ่าห์

Noun

ผ้า • (pâa)

1. cloth.

Descendants

• → Khmer: ផា (phaa)