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Shan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (“sky; weather”). Cognate with Thai ฟ้า (fáa), Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຟ້າ (fā), Lü ᦝᦱᧉ (faa²), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.
Noun
ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a)
- sky
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *braːꟲ⁴ (“sword; long knife”), from Proto-Tai *ɟm̩.raːꟲ (“machete; long knife”). Cognate with Thai พร้า (práa), Northern Thai ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᨻᩕ᩶ᩣ or ᨽ᩶ᩣ, Lao ພ້າ (phā), Lü ᦘᦱᧉ (phaa²), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥳ (phȧa), Phake ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha).
Noun
ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (classifier မၢၵ်ႈ)
- large knife with a blunted end; hatchet of the Shans
See also
Etymology 3
Verb
ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၽႃႉ)
- (dialectal) to novitiate for the priesthood