ພາສາ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Derived from Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Bengali ভাষা (bhaśa), Gujarati ભાષા (bhāṣā), Hindi भाषा (bhāṣā), Indonesian bahasa, Javanese basa, Kannada ಭಾಷೆ (bhāṣe), Khmer ភាសា (phiəsaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Malay bahasa, Malayalam ഭാഷ (bhāṣa), Marathi भाषा (bhāṣā), Punjabi ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (bhāśā), Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa), Telugu భాష (bhāṣa), Thai ภาษา (paa-sǎa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaː˧˥.saː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaː˩˨.saː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ພາ-ສາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ພາສາ (phā sā)

  1. language

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.