Lao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma). Compare Thai พม่า (pá-mâa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰa(ʔ˧).maː˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰa(ʔ˧˨).maː˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ພະ-ມ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun edit

ພະມ້າ (pha mā)

  1. Burma (a country in Southeast Asia)
  2. Burmese