ဖာ

• IPA^(key): /pʰà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpa • ALA-LC: phā • BGN/PCGN: hpa • Okell: hpa

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/m-p(ʷ)a (“to patch; to mend; to sew”) (STEDT); compare Old Chinese 補 (OC *paːʔ, “to mend, make up for”) (Hill, 2019).

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. to patch, mend
2. to make up for, cover (expenses)
3. (same as စကားဖာ (ca.ka:hpa)) to rectify slips in one's speech

ဖာ • (hpa)

1. a kind of four-cornered basket with removable cover, woven with strips from the toddy palm leaf stalk, bamboo, etc.
2. (vulgar, same as ပြည့်တန်ဆာ (prany.tanhca)) prostitute

• “ဖာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Old Mon ဖာရ် (phār).

• IPA^(key): /pʰa/

ဖာ (pha)

1. very, great, long

From Proto-Karen *phaᴬ (“male (of animals), father”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *pha⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969).

• (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /pʰa̤³¹/

ဖာ (transliteration needed)

1. father
2. male (of animals)

ဖာ (transliteration needed)

1. male (of animals)