ພາສາ

Lao

Etymology

Derived from Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Bengali ভাষা (bhaśa), Gujarati ભાષા (bhāṣā), Hindi भाषा (bhāṣā), Indonesian bahasa, Javanese basa, Kannada ಭಾಷೆ (bhāṣe), Khmer ភាសា (phiəsaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Malay bahasa, Malayalam ഭാഷ (bhāṣa), Marathi भाषा (bhāṣā), Punjabi ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (bhāśā), Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa), Telugu భాష (bhāṣa), Thai ภาษา (paa-sǎa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˧˥.saː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˩˨.saː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ພາ-ສາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ພາສາ • (phā sā)

1. language

Derived terms

• ນັກພາສາ (nak phā sā)
• ນາຍພາສາ (nāi phā sā)
• ພາສາກາງ (phā sā kāng)
• ພາສາຕະຫຼາດ (phā sā ta lāt)
• ພາສາຖິ່ນ (phā sā thin)
• ພາສາພື້ນເມືອງ (phā sā phư̄n mư̄ang)
• ພາສາສາດ (phā sā sāt)

 

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.