ꪠ꫁ꪱ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *pʰaːꟲ¹, from Old Chinese 布 (OC *paːs, “cloth”). Cognate with Thai ผ้า (pâa), Northern Thai ᨹ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຜ້າ (phā), Lü ᦕᦱᧉ (ṗhaa²), Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa), Aiton ၸႃ (phā), Khamti ၸႃႛ, Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faː˨˩ˀ]
• Hyphenation: ꪠ꫁ꪱ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ꪠ꫁ꪱ (phả)

1. cloth