ภา
paa
Meanings
1NounB2
name/compound element (bound syllable)
a bound syllable used in given names and learned or poetic compounds; not meaningful by itself in everyday use
Examples
ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ภาpaaภาpaa1bound element from Pali/Sanskrit ‘-bhā/-vā’ (speech; language; light)2name/compound element (bound syllable)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1last; final2end; back; rear3rear; stern; tail end4footer; closing sectionชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพยางค์pá-yaangพยางค์pá-yaang1syllable2syllable (classifier for Thai syllables)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be called
Her name ends with “ภา,” a syllable commonly found in many Thai names.
2NounC1
bound element from Pali/Sanskrit ‘-bhā/-vā’ (speech; language; light)
a bound morpheme from Pali/Sanskrit used in learned compounds, often meaning ‘speech, language’ (e.g., ภาษาภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized language) or ‘light, radiance’; not used as a free word
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2department; division; unit3per; by (ratio)4as for; regarding5share; quotaภาpaaภาpaa1bound element from Pali/Sanskrit ‘-bhā/-vā’ (speech; language; light)2name/compound element (bound syllable)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toบาลีสันสกฤตbaa-lee sǎn-sà-grìtบาลีสันสกฤตbaa-lee sǎn-sà-grìtPali–Sanskrit (relating to both)ที่หมายtêe măaiที่หมายtêe măai1destination; rendezvous2target; goal; aimถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachถ้อยคำtôi kamถ้อยคำtôi kam1wording; phrasing2utterance; statement3terms; stipulations (formal)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized language
In the word ‘ภาษา’, the element ‘ภา’ comes from Pali-Sanskrit meaning speech or language.