ຜ້າ

See also: ຜາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰaːꟲ¹, from Old Chinese 布 (OC *paːs, “cloth”). Cognate with Thai ผ้า (pâa), Northern Thai ᨹ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦕᦱᧉ (ṗhaa²), Tai Dam ꪠ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa), Aiton ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˧˩]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˥˥˨]
Hyphenation: ຜ້າ
Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ຜ້າ • (phā) (classifier ຜືນ)

cloth, material, fabric

Derived terms

ຈັກຊັກຜ້າ (chak sak phā, “washing machine”)
ຕູບຜ້າ (tūp phā, “tent”)
ຜ້າກັ້ງ (phā kang, “curtain”)
ຜ້າເຕັ້ນ (phā ten, “tent”)
ຜ້າປູບ່ອນ (phā pū bǭn, “bedsheet”)
ຜ້າມ່ານ (phā mān, “curtain”)
ຜ້າຫົ່ມ (phā hom, “blanket”)
ເສື້ອຜ້າ (sư̄a phā)

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