Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali nabha or Sanskrit नभः (nabhaḥ).

Cognate with Lao ນະພາ (na phā).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicนภา
n bʰ ā
Phonemic
นะ-พา
n a – b ā
RomanizationPaiboonná-paa
Royal Institutena-pha
(standard) IPA(key)/na˦˥.pʰaː˧/(R)

Noun edit

นภา (ná-paa)

  1. sky.