From Middle Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, Zhuang vah.
ᦞᦱᧈ • (vaa¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᩅ᩵ᩤ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦞᦱᧈ)