Isan

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Etymology

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From Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Khmer ភាសា (phiəsaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Lao ພາສາ (phā sā), Malay bahasa, Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ภาษา (transliteration needed)

  1. language

Northern Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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As for this word in Thai.

Noun

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ภาษา (transliteration needed)

  1. language

Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Khmer ភាសា (phiəsaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Lao ພາສາ (phā sā), Malay bahasa, Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicภาษา
bʰ ā ʂ ā
Phonemic
พา-สา
b ā – s ā
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-sǎa
Royal Institutepha-sa
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.saː˩˩˦/(R)
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Noun

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ภาษา (paa-sǎa) (classifier ภาษา)

  1. language (form of communication using words: spoken, gestured, or written).
    ภาษาไทย  ―  paa-sǎa tai  ―  Thai language
    ภาษาอังกฤษ  ―  paa-sǎa ang-grìt  ―  English language
    ภาษาพูด  ―  paa-sǎa-pûut  ―  spoken language
    ภาษามือ  ―  paa-sǎa-mʉʉ  ―  sign language
  2. language (computer language).
    ภาษาจาวา  ―  paa-sǎa jaa-wâa  ―  Java language
    ภาษาซี  ―  paa-sǎa sii  ―  C language
  3. (archaic) a minority that speaks a certain language.
  4. (figurative) any matter, content, or story that is understood by the people discussing it.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nyah Kur: พาซา (phaa saa)
  • Urak Lawoi': พาซา (phasa)