See also: ปา and ป้า

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *paːᴮ (grove; wood). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸ᩵ᩣ, Lao ປ່າ (), ᦔᦱᧈ (ṗaa¹), Tai Dam ꪜ꪿ꪱ, Shan ပႃႇ (pàa), Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (), Zuojiang Zhuang baq.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicป่า
p ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonbpàa
Royal Institutepa
(standard) IPA(key)/paː˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ป่า (bpàa)

  1. forest; wood.

Adjective

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ป่า (bpàa)

  1. relating to forest; wild; savage.
    สัตว์ป่า
    sàt bpàa
    wild animal
    ของป่า
    kɔ̌ɔng bpàa
    something that you take from the forest, e.g. animal, plant, vegetable, etc.

Derived terms

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