ဖာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpa • ALA-LC: phā • BGN/PCGN: hpa • Okell: hpa

Etymology 1

Noun

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. a kind of basket

Etymology 2

Noun

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. prostitute

Etymology 3

Verb

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. to patch; to mend

Etymology 4

Verb

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. to make up for; to cover (expenses)

Etymology 5

Verb

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. to rectify slips in one's speech

Mon

Etymology

From Old Mon ဖာရ် (phār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰa/

Noun

ဖာ (pha)

1. very, great, long

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *phaᴬ (“male (of animals), father”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *pha⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969).

Pronunciation

• (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /pʰa̤³¹/

Noun

ဖာ (transliteration needed)

1. father
2. male (of animals)

Adjective

ဖာ (transliteration needed)

1. male (of animals)