ᥚᥣᥲ

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Etymology

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

Noun

ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa) (1963 orthography ᥚᥣ̀)

  1. cloth, sheet

References

  • Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 129-130