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ພາສີ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Compare Classical Persian باژ (bâž, tribute; toll), which is cognate to Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, distribution; division).

Cognate with Thai ภาษี (paa-sǐi), Khmer ភាស៊ី (phiəsii), ភស៊ី (phĕəʼsii), or ផាស៊ី (phaasii).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaː˧˥.siː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaː˩˨.siː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ພາ-ສີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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ພາສີ (phā sī)

  1. tax

Derived terms

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