ບັນຫາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ປັນຫາ (pan hā)

Etymology

Derived from Pali pañha (“inquiry; investigation; question”); compare Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna, “question; enquiry”). Cognate with Thai ปัญหา (bpan-hǎa), Khmer បញ្ហា (bañhaa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ban˩(˧).haː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ban˩˨.haː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ບັນ-ຫາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ບັນຫາ • (ban hā)

1. problem, trouble, difficulty
2. question