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See also: 𑄛

U+1015, ပ
MYANMAR LETTER PA

Myanmar

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa̰/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ba (to shine; bright). Cognate with Tangut mbiɦ (to shine) (STEDT); compare also Old Chinese (OC *bun, “to burn”) (Hill, 2019).

Verb

(pa.)

  1. to emit radiance, shine
  2. to emit a cry, utter, proclaim
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (paʼ "( verb. affix )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. As a basic particle, hard to decipher an origin.”

Particle

(pa.)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb as an emphasis
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. As a basic particle, hard to decipher an origin.”)

Particle

(pa.)

  1. (colloquial, same as ပါ့ (pa.), ပေါ့ (pau.))

Etymology 4

Letter

(pa.)

  1. Pa, the 22nd letter of the Burmese alphabet.
  2. symbol for ellipsis (see also ပေယျာလ (peyyala.))
Derived terms

Etymology 5

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (paʼ "outside, without; disused ( O.T. pha )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Verb

(pa.)

  1. to be devoid of
  2. to be bereft of
  3. to dispel, banish
  4. to leave someone out, ignore
  5. to exclude, omit
  6. to dismiss, quash, exempt

Noun

(pa.)

  1. outside, something or somewhere without or beyond, something other than

Derived terms

Etymology 6

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (paʼ-saʼ "offer, in order to propitiate"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Verb

(pa.)

  1. to make an offertory
Derived terms

Further reading

Mon

Pronunciation

Letter

(pa)

  1. Pa, the twenty-first consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Pronoun

(pa)

  1. (colloquial) do not, prohibitory particle.

Conjunction

(pa)

  1. because.

Adverb

(pa)

  1. why.

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Letter

(pa)

  1. Pa, the 14th letter of the S'gaw Karen alphabet, called ပးတခီ (pä ta khaw) in S'gaw Karen.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

(pa)

  1. we
  2. our

Shan

Pronunciation

Verb

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Western Pwo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

(transliteration needed)

  1. The 15th letter of the Western Pwo alphabet, called ပၭ in Western Pwo.

Etymology 2

Cognate with S'gaw Karen (pa), Eastern Pwo ပ်ု ().

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(transliteration needed)

  1. we.
  2. our.