See also: ผา and ผ้า

Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC phaH, “to break; to cut open”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຜ່າ (phā), Shan ၽႃႇ (phàa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥱ (phǎa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicผ่า
pʰ ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonpàa
Royal Institutepha
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ผ่า (pàa) (abstract noun การผ่า)

  1. to split or divide, especially with a knife or axe.

Derived terms

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