Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva). Compare Thai ภาพ (pâap).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaːp̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaːp̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ພາບ
  • Rhymes: -aːp̚

Noun edit

ພາບ (phāp)

  1. picture, image
  2. (in compounds) condition, state (used as a suffix forming abstract nouns from words of Pali-Sanskrit origin)

Derived terms edit

See also edit