ᨹ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰaːꟲ¹, from Old Chinese (OC *paːs). Cognate with Thai ผ้า (pâa), Lao ຜ້າ (phā), Khün ᨹ᩶ᩣ, ᦕᦱᧉ (ṗhaa²), Tai Dam ꪠ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa), Aiton ၸ︀ႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨹ᩶ᩣ
Phonemicผ้า
pʰ ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonpa᷆a
Royal Institutepha
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/pʰaː˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/pʰaː˥˥/

Noun

ᨹ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed)

  1. cloth