See also: บ่า

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɓaːꟲ (crazy). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Khün ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Lao ບ້າ (), ᦢᦱᧉ (ḃaa²), Shan မႃႈ (māa) or ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥲ (màa, to be angry), Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (), Tày bả.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบ้า
ɓ ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonbâa
Royal Instituteba
(standard) IPA(key)/baː˥˩/(R)

Adjective

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บ้า (bâa) (abstract noun ความบ้า)

  1. mad; insane; crazy.
  2. wild; frantic; frenzied.
  3. wild; violent; turbulent.
  4. foolish; absurd.
  5. eccentric; erratic; unorthodox.
  6. goofy; silly; nutty.

Verb

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บ้า (bâa) (abstract noun การบ้า)

  1. to craze or be crazy (about, over, etc); to be crazed or infatuated (by).

Derived terms

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Noun

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บ้า (bâa)

  1. (ปลา~) the fish sultan barb (Leptobarbus hoevenii), of the family Cyprinidae.