ป้า

See also: ปา and ป่า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”). Cognate with Lao ປ້າ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²), Shan ပႃႈ (pāa), Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang baj, Saek ป̂า.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ป้า p ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bpâa
	Royal Institute	pa
(standard) IPA(key)		/paː˥˩/(R)

Noun

ป้า • (bpâa) (classifier คน)

1. elder sister of one's parent.
2. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent.
3. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) aging woman.
4. (slang, sometimes humorous) aging male homosexual.

See also

• น้า (náa, “younger sibling of one's mother”)
• ลุง (lung, “elder brother of one's parent”)
• อา (aa, “younger brother or younger sister of one's father”)