Isan edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ภาษา (transliteration needed)

  1. language

Northern Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

As for this word in Thai.

Noun edit

ภาษา (transliteration needed)

  1. language

Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

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