ນ້ຳປາ

Lao

Etymology

ນ້ຳ (nam, “water”) +‎ ປາ (pā, “fish”). Cognate with Thai น้ำปลา (nám-bplaa), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴᨸᩖᩣ (nam⁶ paa¹), Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦔᦱ (nam²ṗaa), Shan ၼမ်ႉပႃ (nâ̰m pǎa).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nam˥˨.paː˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nam˧˦.paː˩˨]
Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ-ປາ
Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ນ້ຳປາ • (nam pā)

fish sauce

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