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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (sky; weather). Cognate with Thai ฟ้า (fáa), Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຟ້າ (), Shan ၽႃႉ (phâ̰a) or ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᦝᦱᧉ (faa²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨼ᩶ᩣ)

  1. sky

Further reading edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦝᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International