phá

See also: PHA, Pha, pha, -pha, phà, and phā

Dakota

Noun

phá

head (of a person or animal)

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠɑː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠæː/

Noun

phá

Lenited form of pá.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faː˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [faː˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破. Doublet of phay.

Verb

phá

to destroy, to demolish

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Schuessler (2007) reconstructs Proto-Vietic *pʰaʔ. Compare 浦 (OC *pʰˤaʔ, “riverbank, shore”) (B-S)”

Noun

(classifier cái) phá • (𫮒)

lagoon