พร้า

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *braːꟲ⁴ (“sword; long knife”), from Proto-Tai *ɟm̩.raːꟲ (“machete; big knife”).^[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Lao ພ້າ (phā), Lü ᦘᦱᧉ (phaa²), Shan ၽႃႉ (phâ̰a), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥳ (phȧa), Phake ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), Zhuang byax and gyax (both dialectal).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พร้า b r ˆ ā
Phonemic		พฺร้า b ̥ r ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	práa
Romanization	Royal Institute	phra
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰraː˦˥/^(R)

Noun

พร้า • (práa) (classifier เล่ม)

machete; jungle knife; kris.

See also

มีด (mîit)

References

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 339