ຝາ

See also: ຝ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [faː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [faː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຝາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tai *hwaːᴬ (“partition; lid”). Cognate with Thai ฝา (fǎa), Isan ฝา, Northern Thai ᨺᩣ (faa¹), Khün ᨺᩣ (faa¹), Lü ᦚᦱ (ḟaa), Tai Dam ꪠꪱ (pha), Tai Dón ꪠꪱ, Shan ၽႃ (phǎa), Tai Nüa ᥜᥣᥴ (fáa), Ahom 𑜇𑜡 (phā), Zuojiang Zhuang pa, Zhuang fa.

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

  1. cover, lid
  2. cap, cowl
  3. wall, partition
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

  1. (zoology) skate (Daciatus species)

Etymology 3

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

  1. palm (of hand); sole (of foot)
Alternative forms
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