น้ำปลา

Thai

Etymology

น้ำ (náam, “water”) +‎ ปลา (bplaa, “fish”). Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳປາ (nam pā), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴᨸᩖᩣ (nam⁶ paa¹), Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦔᦱ (nam²ṗaa), Shan ၼမ်ႉပႃ (nâ̰m pǎa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		น้ำปลา n ˆ å p l ā
Phonemic		น้ำ-ปฺลา n ˆ å – p ̥ l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	nám-bplaa
	Royal Institute	nam-pla
(standard) IPA^(key)		/nam˦˥.plaː˧/^(R)

Noun

น้ำ ปลา • (nám-bplaa)

fish sauce.

Descendants

→ English: nam pla
→ Burmese: ငံပြာရည် (ngamprarany)
→ Japanese: ナンプラー

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