Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (sky; weather). Cognate with Thai ฟ้า (fáa), Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, ᦝᦱᧉ (faa²), Shan ၽႃႉ (phâ̰a) or ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a), Tai Dam ꪡ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [faː˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [faː˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຟ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ຟ້າ ()

  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. blue

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Lao · ສີ () (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)              ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
             ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)              ຂຽວ (khiāu)              ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
             ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)              ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)              ຟ້າ ()
             ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)              ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)