ສັນຕະປາປາ

Lao

Etymology

From Thai สันตะปาปา (sǎn-dtà-bpaa-bpaa), from Portuguese santo papa.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [san˩(˧).ta(ʔ˧˥).paː˩(˧).paː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [san˥˧˧.ta(ʔ˩˨).paː˩˨.paː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ສັນ-ຕະ-ປາ-ປາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ສັນຕະປາປາ • (san ta pā pā)

1. (Christianity) pope: head of the Roman Catholic Church.