ຝາ

See also: ຝ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [faː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [faː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຝາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *hwaːᴬ (“partition; lid”). Cognate with Thai ฝา (fǎa), Tai Dam ꪠꪱ, Zuojiang Zhuang pa, Zhuang fa.

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

1. cover, lid
2. cap, cowl
3. wall, partition

Derived terms

• ຝາກັ້ນ (fā kan)
• ຝາປິດ (fā pit)

Etymology 2

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

1. (zoology) skate (Daciatus species)

Etymology 3

Noun

ຝາ • (fā)

1. palm (of hand); sole (of foot)

Alternative forms

• ຝ່າ (fā)