ບັນຫາ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ປັນຫາ (pan hā)
Etymology
Derived from Pali pañha (“inquiry; investigation; question”); compare Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna, “question; enquiry”). Cognate with Thai ปัญหา (bpan-hǎa), Khmer បញ្ហា (bañhaa).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ban˩(˧).haː˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ban˩˨.haː˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ບັນ-ຫາ
- Rhymes: -aː
Noun
ບັນຫາ • (ban hā)
- problem, trouble, difficulty
- question