ພາສີ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian باژ (bâž, “tribute; toll”), which is cognate to Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “distribution; division”).

Cognate with Thai ภาษี (paa-sǐi), Khmer ភាស៊ី (phiəsii), ភស៊ី (phĕəʼsii), or ផាស៊ី (phaasii).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˧˥.siː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰaː˩˨.siː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ພາ-ສີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ພາສີ • (phā sī)

1. tax

Derived terms

• ກັບພາສີ (kap phā sī)