ປາ

See also: ປ່າ

Khmu

Etymology

From Proto-Khmuic *baː (“"you (honorific)"”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pàː/

Pronoun

ປາ (pàa)

1. second person feminine singular; you

See also

Khmu personal pronouns

		singular	dual	plural
1st person		ໂອະ	ອະ	ອິ
2nd person	masculine	ແຢະ	ສວາ	ປໍ
feminine	ປາ
3rd person	masculine	ກັຽ	ສນາ	ນໍ
feminine	ນາ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [paː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [paː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ປາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ปา (bpaa).

Verb

ປາ • (pā) (abstract noun ການປາ)

1. to throw at

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”). Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lü ᦔᦱ (ṗaa), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang bya, Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า.

Alternative forms

• ປຼາ (prā), ປລາ (plā) — dated

Noun

ປາ • (pā) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. fish

Derived terms

• ປາຜູ້ (pā phū, “milter”)
• ປາອີ່ຮື (pā ʼī hư̄, “squid”)
• ປາແດກ (pā dǣk, “padek”)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972), Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.