ບັນຫາ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Pali pañha (“inquiry; investigation; question”); compare Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna, “question; enquiry”). Cognate with Thai ปัญหา (bpan-hǎa), Khmer បញ្ហា (bañhaa).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ban˩(˧).haː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ban˩˨.haː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ບັນ-ຫາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ບັນຫາ • (ban hā)

  1. problem, trouble, difficulty
  2. question
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