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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”). Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lao ປາ (pā), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang bya, Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า. Compare Proto-Hlai *hlaː (“fish”) (whence ɗaː¹ ~ ɬaː¹ across different lects), Lakkia phla⁵¹, Proto-Be *ɓaːᴬ¹ (whence ɓa¹ in modern lects).
Pronunciation
Noun
ᦔᦱ • (ṗaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨸᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)
- fish
Derived terms
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦔᦱ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International