ภาษา

Isan

Etymology

From Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Khmer ភាសា (pʰiesaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Lao ພາສາ (phā sā), Malay bahasa, Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰáː sǎː/

Noun

ภาษา (transliteration needed)

1. language

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Northern Thai

Alternative forms

• ᨽᩣᩇᩣ
• ᨽᩣᩈᩣ
• ภาสา

Etymology

As for this word in Thai.

Noun

ภาษา • (transliteration needed)

1. language

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Thai

Etymology

From Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Khmer ភាសា (pʰiesaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Lao ພາສາ (phā sā), Malay bahasa, Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภาษา bʰ ā ʂ ā
Phonemic		พา-สา b ā – s ā
Romanization	Paiboon	paa-sǎa
	Royal Institute	pha-sa
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰaː˧.saː˩˩˦/(R)
Audio

Noun

ภาษา • (paa-sǎa) (classifier ภาษา)

1. language (form of communication using words: spoken, gestured, or written).
   • ภาษาไทย

     paa-sǎa tai

     Thai language

   • ภาษาอังกฤษ

     paa-sǎa ang-grìt

     English language

   • ภาษาพูด

     paa-sǎa-pûut

     spoken language

   • ภาษามือ

     paa-sǎa-mʉʉ

     sign language

2. language (computer language).
   • ภาษาจาวา

     paa-sǎa jaa-wâa

     Java language

   • ภาษาซี

     paa-sǎa sii

     C language

3. (archaic) a minority that speaks a certain language.
4. (figurative) any matter, content, or story that is understood by the people discussing it.