ບ່າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːᴮ (“shoulder”).

Cognate with Thai บ่า (bàa), Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦢᦱᧈ (ḃaa¹), Shan မႃႇ (màa) or ဝႃႇ (wàa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥱ (mǎa), Tai Dam ꪚ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā), Zhuang mbaq, Tày bá.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [baː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [baː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ບ່າ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ບ່າ • (bā)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

References

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