ນ້ຳປາ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
ນ້ຳ (nam, “water”) + ປາ (pā, “fish”). Cognate with Thai น้ำปลา (nám-bplaa), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴᨸᩖᩣ (nam⁶ paa¹), Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦔᦱ (nam²ṗaa), Shan ၼမ်ႉပႃ (nâ̰m pǎa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nam˥˨.paː˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nam˧˦.paː˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ-ປາ
- Rhymes: -aː
Noun edit
ນ້ຳປາ • (nam pā)