ພາສີ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian باژ (bâž, “tribute; toll”), which is cognate to Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “distribution; division”).

Cognate with Thai ภาษี (paa-sǐi), Khmer ភាស៊ី (phiəsii), ភស៊ី (phĕəʼsii), or ផាស៊ី (phaasii).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaː˧˥.siː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaː˩˨.siː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ພາ-ສີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ພາສີ • (phā sī)

  1. tax

Derived terms

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