ปะ

Cognate with Lao ປະ (pa).

ปะ (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การปะ)

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ปะ (paʔ)

1. Thai spelling of ڤاء (“four”)

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ปะ • (bpà) (abstract noun การปะ)

1. (transitive) to cover (to put or place on the top or surface (of))
2. (transitive) to patch

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸ.

ปะ • (bpà) (abstract noun การปะ)

1. (transitive) to meet, to see, to encounter; to confront, to face; to find, to discover

   Synonyms: พบ (póp), เจอ (jəə)

From corruption of หรือเปล่า (rʉ̌ʉ-bplàao, “or not?”).

ปะ • (bpà)

1. (colloquial, used at the end of a query) or not; right?

   ว่าปะ

   wâa bpà

   Do you think so?
   (literally) Think [so] or not?

   กินปะ

   gin bpà

   Do you want some [of this food]?
   (literally) Eat or not?

   อร่อยปะ

   à-rɔ̀i bpà

   Isn't it delicious?
   (literally) Delicious or not?

   โอปะ

   oo bpà

   Is it okay?
   (literally) O[kay] or not?

From a corruption of ไป (bpai, “to go”).

ปะ • (bpà)

1. (colloquial) used to express a suggestion or agreement to go, to join, or the like.

• “ปะ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Compare Malay bapak (“father”).

• IPA^(key): /paʔ/, [pʌʔ]

ปะ (paq)

1. father