ၽႃႉ

See also: ၽြႃး

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaː˦˨ˀ/
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (“sky; weather”). Cognate with Thai ฟ้า (fáa), Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຟ້າ (fā), Lü ᦝᦱᧉ (faa²), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.

Alternative forms

• ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a)

Noun

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a)

1. sky

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *braːꟲ⁴ (“sword; long knife”). Cognate with Thai พร้า (práa), Northern Thai ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Lao ພ້າ (phā), Lü ᦘᦱᧉ (phaa²), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥳ (phȧa), Phake ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha).

Noun

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (classifier မၢၵ်ႈ)

1. large knife with a blunted end; hatchet of the Shans

See also

• မိတ်ႈ (mīt)

Etymology 3

Verb

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၽႃႉ)

1. (dialectal) to novitiate for the priesthood