บ่า

See also: บ้า

Gong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà/

Verb

บ่า (transliteration needed)

1. to strike; to hit

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บ่า ɓ ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bàa
	Royal Institute	ba
(standard) IPA(key)		/baː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːᴮ (“shoulder”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ, Lao ບ່າ (bā), Lü ᦢᦱᧈ (ḃaa¹), Shan မႃႇ (màa) or ဝႃႇ (wàa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥱ (mǎa), Tai Dam ꪚ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā), Zhuang mbaq, Tày bá. Compare Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”).

Noun

บ่า • (bàa)

1. (anatomy) shoulder
2. (colloquial) epaulet

Synonyms

• ไหล่ (lài)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːᴮ (“to spill”). Cognate with Nong Zhuang mbaq, Tày bá. Compare also Proto-Austronesian *baSaq (“flood; to overflow”) (whence Tagalog baha).

Verb

บ่า • (bàa)

1. to spill (of flash flood)