ၽႃႉ

See also: ၽြႃး

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰaː˦˨ˀ/

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 (phaa), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoaa) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.

Alternative forms
  • ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a)

Noun

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a)

  1. sky

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai พร้า (práa), Lao ພ້າ (phā), Lü ᦘᦱᧉ (phaa2), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha).

Noun

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (classifier မၢၵ်ႈ)

  1. large knife with a blunted end; hatchet of the Shans
See also
  • မိတ်ႈ (mīt)

Verb

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a)

  1. (dialectal) to novitiate for the priesthood
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