ปัญหา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali pañha (“inquiry; investigation; question”); compare Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna, “question; enquiry”). Cognate with Khmer បញ្ហា (bañhaa), Lao ປັນຫາ (pan hā), ບັນຫາ (ban hā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปัญหา p ạ ɲ h ā
Phonemic		ปัน-หา p ạ n – h ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bpan-hǎa
	Royal Institute	pan-ha
(standard) IPA(key)		/pan˧.haː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ปัญหา • (bpan-hǎa)

1. problem; trouble; difficulty.
2. question.
3. riddle; puzzle.

Derived terms

• ปัญหาโลกแตก (bpan-hǎa-lôok-dtɛ̀ɛk)