ၽႃႉ

• IPA^(key): /pʰaː˦˨ˀ/
• Rhymes: -aː

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.

• ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a)

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a)

1. sky

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).

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (classifier မၢၵ်ႈ)

1. large knife with a blunted end; hatchet of the Shans

• မိတ်ႈ (mīt)

ၽႃႉ • (phâ̰a) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၽႃႉ)

1. (dialectal) to novitiate for the priesthood