"ป้า" meaning in Thai

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Noun

IPA: /paː˥˩/ [standard] Forms: bpâa [romanization], คน [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”). Cognate with Lao ປ້າ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²), Shan ပႃႈ (pāa), Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang baj, Saek ป̂า. Etymology templates: {{inh|th|tai-pro|*paːꟲ||parent's older sister}} Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”), {{cog|lo|ປ້າ}} Lao ປ້າ (pā), {{cog|khb|ᦔᦱᧉ}} Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²), {{cog|shn|ပႃႈ}} Shan ပႃႈ (pāa), {{cog|blt|ꪜ꫁ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ, {{cog|aho|𑜆𑜡}} Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā), {{cog|za|baj}} Zhuang baj, {{cog|skb|ป̂า}} Saek ป̂า Head templates: {{th-noun|คน}} ป้า • (bpâa) (classifier คน)
  1. elder sister of one's parent.
    Sense id: en-ป้า-th-noun-jjNR4iDH Categories (other): Thai nouns classified by คน Disambiguation of Thai nouns classified by คน: 26 24 25 25
  2. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent. Tags: derogatory, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ป้า-th-noun-4ogz1yK8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai nouns classified by คน, Thai terms of address, Thai terms with redundant script codes, Titles Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 35 22 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 64 12 12 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 16 54 15 14 Disambiguation of Thai nouns classified by คน: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Thai terms of address: 5 86 4 4 Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 19 42 20 19 Disambiguation of Titles: 6 83 5 7
  3. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) aging woman. Tags: derogatory, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ป้า-th-noun-Tl0Uyp38 Categories (other): Thai nouns classified by คน Disambiguation of Thai nouns classified by คน: 26 24 25 25
  4. (slang, sometimes humorous) aging male homosexual. Tags: humorous, slang, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ป้า-th-noun-ZTOx3qJw Categories (other): Thai nouns classified by คน, LGBTQ Disambiguation of Thai nouns classified by คน: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 22 17 17 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: น้า (náa) (english: younger sibling of one's mother), ลุง (english: elder brother of one's parent; lung), อา (aa) (english: younger brother or younger sister of one's father)
Categories (other): Family, Female Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0 0
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      "_dis": "0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "th",
      "name": "Family",
      "orig": "th:Family",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    },
    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "th",
      "name": "Female",
      "orig": "th:Female",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "tai-pro",
        "3": "*paːꟲ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "parent's older sister"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ປ້າ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ປ້າ (pā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦔᦱᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ပႃႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ပႃႈ (pāa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪜ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜆𑜡"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "za",
        "2": "baj"
      },
      "expansion": "Zhuang baj",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "skb",
        "2": "ป̂า"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”). Cognate with Lao ປ້າ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²), Shan ပႃႈ (pāa), Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang baj, Saek ป̂า.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "bpâa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "คน",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "english": "younger sibling of one's mother",
      "roman": "náa",
      "word": "น้า"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "elder brother of one's parent; lung",
      "word": "ลุง"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "younger brother or younger sister of one's father",
      "roman": "aa",
      "word": "อา"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai nouns classified by คน",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
      "id": "en-ป้า-th-noun-jjNR4iDH",
      "links": [
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 35 22 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 64 12 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 54 15 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 24 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai nouns classified by คน",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "5 86 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms of address",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 42 20 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 83 5 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "th",
          "name": "Titles",
          "orig": "th:Titles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
      "id": "en-ป้า-th-noun-4ogz1yK8",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ],
        [
          "term",
          "term"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ],
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory or offensive) a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 24 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai nouns classified by คน",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aging woman."
      ],
      "id": "en-ป้า-th-noun-Tl0Uyp38",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "aging",
          "aging"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory or offensive) aging woman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 24 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai nouns classified by คน",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 17 17 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "th",
          "name": "LGBTQ",
          "orig": "th:LGBTQ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aging male homosexual."
      ],
      "id": "en-ป้า-th-noun-ZTOx3qJw",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "aging",
          "aging"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, sometimes humorous) aging male homosexual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "slang",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paː˥˩/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ป้า"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Thai/aː",
    "Thai 1-syllable words",
    "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
    "Thai lemmas",
    "Thai nouns",
    "Thai nouns classified by คน",
    "Thai terms derived from Proto-Tai",
    "Thai terms inherited from Proto-Tai",
    "Thai terms of address",
    "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
    "th:Family",
    "th:Female",
    "th:LGBTQ",
    "th:Titles"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "tai-pro",
        "3": "*paːꟲ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "parent's older sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ປ້າ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ປ້າ (pā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦔᦱᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ပႃႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ပႃႈ (pāa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪜ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜆𑜡"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "za",
        "2": "baj"
      },
      "expansion": "Zhuang baj",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "skb",
        "2": "ป̂า"
      },
      "expansion": "Saek ป̂า",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Tai *paːꟲ (“parent's older sister”). Cognate with Lao ປ້າ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱᧉ (ṗaa²), Shan ပႃႈ (pāa), Tai Dam ꪜ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang baj, Saek ป̂า.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bpâa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "คน",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "คน"
      },
      "expansion": "ป้า • (bpâa) (classifier คน)",
      "name": "th-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "younger sibling of one's mother",
      "roman": "náa",
      "word": "น้า"
    },
    {
      "english": "elder brother of one's parent; lung",
      "word": "ลุง"
    },
    {
      "english": "younger brother or younger sister of one's father",
      "roman": "aa",
      "word": "อา"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
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        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai derogatory terms",
        "Thai offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ],
        [
          "term",
          "term"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ],
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory or offensive) a title or term of address for any elderly woman, especially that of relative age to an elder sister of one's parent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai derogatory terms",
        "Thai offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aging woman."
      ],
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "aging",
          "aging"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory or offensive) aging woman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai humorous terms",
        "Thai slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aging male homosexual."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "aging",
          "aging"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, sometimes humorous) aging male homosexual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "slang",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paː˥˩/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ป้า"
}

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