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Gong
Pronunciation
Verb
บ่า (transliteration needed)
- to strike; to hit
Thai
Pronunciation
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)
- (anatomy) shoulder
- (colloquial) epaulet
Synonyms
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)
- to spill (of flash flood)