pha

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pha"

Languages (14)

Translingual

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Acehnese • Chichewa • Hokkien • Jarai • Lala (South Africa) • Northern Ndebele • Phuthi • Rade • Southern Ndebele • Swazi • Vietnamese • Xhosa • Zulu

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Translingual

Symbol

pha

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Pa-Hng.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Pa-Hng terms

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *pha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa.

Noun

pha

1. thigh

References

• Durie, Mark; Bukhari Daud (1999), Acehnese–Indonesian–English Thesaurus‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, page 30

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jìpa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰa/

Verb

-pha (infinitive kuphá)

1. to kill

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -phera
  • Causative: -phetsa
  • Negative: -sapha
  • Passive: -phedwa
  • Reciprocal: -phana
  • Reflexive: -dzipha
  • Stative: -pheka

• Nominal derivations:
  • chiphadzuŵa (“beautiful girl/lady”)
  • chiphe (“poison”)
  • mpha (“killer”)

Hokkien

Etymology

Clipping of phă-siàn-tò͘, from Japanese パーセント (pāsento), from English percent.

Noun

pha

1. (Taiwan) percent

Synonyms

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• phă-siàn-tò͘ (Hokkien, Taiwan, dated)
• 巴仙率 (bāxiānlǜ) (Malaysia, Singapore)
• 百分數 / 百分数 (bǎifēnshù)
• 百分比 (bǎifēnbǐ)
• 百分率 (bǎifēnlǜ)
• 趴 (pā) (Taiwan)

Descendants

• → Mandarin: 趴 (pā)

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *pha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa.

Noun

pha (classifier ƀĕ)

1. thigh

References

• Lap Minh Siu (2009), A Preliminary Jarai - English Dictionary‎, Texas: Texas Tech University, page 98

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. to give

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *pha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa.

Noun

pha (classifier ƀĕ)

1. thigh

References

• James A. Tharp; Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980), A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 103

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *pʰaː (“to mix, to dilute”), itself derived from Old Chinese 敷 (OC *pʰ(r)a) (B-S) (SV: phu). Cognate with Muong pha, Tho [Cuối Chăm] pʰaː¹, Arem pʰæː and Chut [Rục] pʰaː¹.

Verb

pha

1. to mix, to mingle
2. to make certain drinks

   pha cà phê ― to make coffee

See also

• pha chế
• pha lẫn
• pha trò
• pha trộn

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French phase.

Noun

pha

1. short, and astonishing and/or exciting, incident

   Vừa rồi quả là một pha ghi bàn ấn tượng!

   That was a nice goal!

   Quả là một pha nhào lộn ấn tượng!

   That was an amazing acrobatic move!

2. (sciences) a phase; a stage

   Pha của dao động cơ là (ωt+φ), trong đó φ là pha ban đầu.

   The phase of a mechanical oscillation is (ωt+φ), with φ being the phase constant.

   Mỗi nhịp tim có năm pha.

   Each heartbeat involves five stages.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French phare.

Noun

pha

1. (of vehicles) headlight

Etymology 4

Romanization

pha

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 坡
   • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:

     […] bên cạnh ghi năm chữ tiểu tự "Đông Pha cư sĩ viết", té ra là thủ bút của Tô Đông Pha.

     […] besides it were five small characters reading "written by Householder Dōngpō"; apparently this was Sū Dōngpō's handwriting.

2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 玻
3. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 陂
4. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 頗

Etymology 5

Borrowed from French fa.

Noun

pha

1. fa; F

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. (transitive) to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-phá

1. (transitive) to give, to hand over, to present

   Synonym: -nika

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukupha)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukupha	ukungaphi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	yipha	-phe
plural	yiphani	-pheni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyapha, ngipha	engiphayo, engipha	ngipha	angiphi	engingaphi	ngingaphi
2nd singular	uyapha, upha	ophayo, opha	upha	awuphi	ongaphi	ungaphi
1st plural	siyapha, sipha	esiphayo, esipha	sipha	asiphi	esingaphi	singaphi
2nd plural	niyapha, nipha	eniphayo, enipha	nipha	aniphi	eningaphi	ningaphi
class 1	uyapha, upha	ophayo, opha	epha	akaphi	ongaphi	engaphi
class 2	bayapha, bapha	abaphayo, abapha	bepha	abaphi	abangaphi	bengaphi
class 3	uyapha, upha	ophayo, opha	upha	awuphi	ongaphi	ungaphi
class 4	iyapha, ipha	ephayo, epha	ipha	ayiphi	engaphi	ingaphi
class 5	liyapha, lipha	eliphayo, elipha	lipha	aliphi	elingaphi	lingaphi
class 6	ayapha, apha	aphayo, apha	epha	awaphi	angaphi	engaphi
class 7	siyapha, sipha	esiphayo, esipha	sipha	asiphi	esingaphi	singaphi
class 8	ziyapha, zipha	eziphayo, ezipha	zipha	aziphi	ezingaphi	zingaphi
class 9	iyapha, ipha	ephayo, epha	ipha	ayiphi	engaphi	ingaphi
class 10	ziyapha, zipha	eziphayo, ezipha	zipha	aziphi	ezingaphi	zingaphi
class 11	luyapha, lupha	oluphayo, olupha	lupha	aluphi	olungaphi	lungaphi
class 14	buyapha, bupha	obuphayo, obupha	bupha	abuphi	obungaphi	bungaphi
class 15	kuyapha, kupha	okuphayo, okupha	kupha	akuphi	okungaphi	kungaphi
class 17	kuyapha, kupha	okuphayo, okupha	kupha	akuphi	okungaphi	kungaphi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiphile, ngiphē	engiphile, engiphē	ngiphile, ngiphē	angiphanga	engingaphanga	ngingaphanga
2nd singular	uphile, uphē	ophile, ophē	uphile, uphē	awuphanga	ongaphanga	ungaphanga
1st plural	siphile, siphē	esiphile, esiphē	siphile, siphē	asiphanga	esingaphanga	singaphanga
2nd plural	niphile, niphē	eniphile, eniphē	niphile, niphē	aniphanga	eningaphanga	ningaphanga
class 1	uphile, uphē	ophile, ophē	ephile, ephē	akaphanga	ongaphanga	engaphanga
class 2	baphile, baphē	abaphile, abaphē	bephile, bephē	abaphanga	abangaphanga	bengaphanga
class 3	uphile, uphē	ophile, ophē	uphile, uphē	awuphanga	ongaphanga	ungaphanga
class 4	iphile, iphē	ephile, ephē	iphile, iphē	ayiphanga	engaphanga	ingaphanga
class 5	liphile, liphē	eliphile, eliphē	liphile, liphē	aliphanga	elingaphanga	lingaphanga
class 6	aphile, aphē	aphile, aphē	ephile, ephē	awaphanga	angaphanga	engaphanga
class 7	siphile, siphē	esiphile, esiphē	siphile, siphē	asiphanga	esingaphanga	singaphanga
class 8	ziphile, ziphē	eziphile, eziphē	ziphile, ziphē	aziphanga	ezingaphanga	zingaphanga
class 9	iphile, iphē	ephile, ephē	iphile, iphē	ayiphanga	engaphanga	ingaphanga
class 10	ziphile, ziphē	eziphile, eziphē	ziphile, ziphē	aziphanga	ezingaphanga	zingaphanga
class 11	luphile, luphē	oluphile, oluphē	luphile, luphē	aluphanga	olungaphanga	lungaphanga
class 14	buphile, buphē	obuphile, obuphē	buphile, buphē	abuphanga	obungaphanga	bungaphanga
class 15	kuphile, kuphē	okuphile, okuphē	kuphile, kuphē	akuphanga	okungaphanga	kungaphanga
class 17	kuphile, kuphē	okuphile, okuphē	kuphile, kuphē	akuphanga	okungaphanga	kungaphanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāpha	engāpha	ngāpha	angiphanga	engingaphanga	ngingaphanga
2nd singular	wāpha	owāpha	wāpha	awuphanga	ongaphanga	ungaphanga
1st plural	sāpha	esāpha	sāpha	asiphanga	esingaphanga	singaphanga
2nd plural	nāpha	enāpha	nāpha	aniphanga	eningaphanga	ningaphanga
class 1	wāpha	owāpha	āpha	akaphanga	ongaphanga	engaphanga
class 2	bāpha	abāpha	bāpha	abaphanga	abangaphanga	bengaphanga
class 3	wāpha	owāpha	wāpha	awuphanga	ongaphanga	ungaphanga
class 4	yāpha	eyāpha	yāpha	ayiphanga	engaphanga	ingaphanga
class 5	lāpha	elāpha	lāpha	aliphanga	elingaphanga	lingaphanga
class 6	āpha	āpha	āpha	awaphanga	angaphanga	engaphanga
class 7	sāpha	esāpha	sāpha	asiphanga	esingaphanga	singaphanga
class 8	zāpha	ezāpha	zāpha	aziphanga	ezingaphanga	zingaphanga
class 9	yāpha	eyāpha	yāpha	ayiphanga	engaphanga	ingaphanga
class 10	zāpha	ezāpha	zāpha	aziphanga	ezingaphanga	zingaphanga
class 11	lwāpha	olwāpha	lwāpha	aluphanga	olungaphanga	lungaphanga
class 14	bāpha	obāpha	bāpha	abuphanga	obungaphanga	bungaphanga
class 15	kwāpha	okwāpha	kwāpha	akuphanga	okungaphanga	kungaphanga
class 17	kwāpha	okwāpha	kwāpha	akuphanga	okungaphanga	kungaphanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingapha	—	ngingapha	ngingephe	—	ngingephe
2nd singular	ungapha	—	ungapha	ungephe	—	ungephe
1st plural	singapha	—	singapha	singephe	—	singephe
2nd plural	ningapha	—	ningapha	ningephe	—	ningephe
class 1	angapha	—	engapha	angephe	—	engephe
class 2	bangapha	—	bengapha	bangephe	—	bengephe
class 3	ungapha	—	ungapha	ungephe	—	ungephe
class 4	ingapha	—	ingapha	ingephe	—	ingephe
class 5	lingapha	—	lingapha	lingephe	—	lingephe
class 6	angapha	—	engapha	angephe	—	engephe
class 7	singapha	—	singapha	singephe	—	singephe
class 8	zingapha	—	zingapha	zingephe	—	zingephe
class 9	ingapha	—	ingapha	ingephe	—	ingephe
class 10	zingapha	—	zingapha	zingephe	—	zingephe
class 11	lungapha	—	lungapha	lungephe	—	lungephe
class 14	bungapha	—	bungapha	bungephe	—	bungephe
class 15	kungapha	—	kungapha	kungephe	—	kungephe
class 17	kungapha	—	kungapha	kungephe	—	kungephe
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokupha	engizokupha	ngizokupha	angizukupha	engingezukupha	ngingezukupha
2nd singular	uzokupha	ozokupha	uzokupha	awuzukupha	ongezukupha	ungezukupha
1st plural	sizokupha	esizokupha	sizokupha	asizukupha	esingezukupha	singezukupha
2nd plural	nizokupha	enizokupha	nizokupha	anizukupha	eningezukupha	ningezukupha
class 1	uzokupha	ozokupha	ezokupha	akazukupha	ongezukupha	engezukupha
class 2	bazokupha	abazokupha	bezokupha	abazukupha	abangezukupha	bengezukupha
class 3	uzokupha	ozokupha	uzokupha	awuzukupha	ongezukupha	ungezukupha
class 4	izokupha	ezokupha	izokupha	ayizukupha	engezukupha	ingezukupha
class 5	lizokupha	elizokupha	lizokupha	alizukupha	elingezukupha	lingezukupha
class 6	azokupha	azokupha	ezokupha	awazukupha	angezukupha	engezukupha
class 7	sizokupha	esizokupha	sizokupha	asizukupha	esingezukupha	singezukupha
class 8	zizokupha	ezizokupha	zizokupha	azizukupha	ezingezukupha	zingezukupha
class 9	izokupha	ezokupha	izokupha	ayizukupha	engezukupha	ingezukupha
class 10	zizokupha	ezizokupha	zizokupha	azizukupha	ezingezukupha	zingezukupha
class 11	luzokupha	oluzokupha	luzokupha	aluzukupha	olungezukupha	lungezukupha
class 14	buzokupha	obuzokupha	buzokupha	abuzukupha	obungezukupha	bungezukupha
class 15	kuzokupha	okuzokupha	kuzokupha	akuzukupha	okungezukupha	kungezukupha
class 17	kuzokupha	okuzokupha	kuzokupha	akuzukupha	okungezukupha	kungezukupha
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokupha	engiyokupha	ngiyokupha	angiyukupha	engingeyukupha	ngingeyukupha
2nd singular	uyokupha	oyokupha	uyokupha	awuyukupha	ongeyukupha	ungeyukupha
1st plural	siyokupha	esiyokupha	siyokupha	asiyukupha	esingeyukupha	singeyukupha
2nd plural	niyokupha	eniyokupha	niyokupha	aniyukupha	eningeyukupha	ningeyukupha
class 1	uyokupha	oyokupha	eyokupha	akayukupha	ongeyukupha	engeyukupha
class 2	bayokupha	abayokupha	beyokupha	abayukupha	abangeyukupha	bengeyukupha
class 3	uyokupha	oyokupha	uyokupha	awuyukupha	ongeyukupha	ungeyukupha
class 4	iyokupha	eyokupha	iyokupha	ayiyukupha	engeyukupha	ingeyukupha
class 5	liyokupha	eliyokupha	liyokupha	aliyukupha	elingeyukupha	lingeyukupha
class 6	ayokupha	ayokupha	eyokupha	awayukupha	angeyukupha	engeyukupha
class 7	siyokupha	esiyokupha	siyokupha	asiyukupha	esingeyukupha	singeyukupha
class 8	ziyokupha	eziyokupha	ziyokupha	aziyukupha	ezingeyukupha	zingeyukupha
class 9	iyokupha	eyokupha	iyokupha	ayiyukupha	engeyukupha	ingeyukupha
class 10	ziyokupha	eziyokupha	ziyokupha	aziyukupha	ezingeyukupha	zingeyukupha
class 11	luyokupha	oluyokupha	luyokupha	aluyukupha	olungeyukupha	lungeyukupha
class 14	buyokupha	obuyokupha	buyokupha	abuyukupha	obungeyukupha	bungeyukupha
class 15	kuyokupha	okuyokupha	kuyokupha	akuyukupha	okungeyukupha	kungeyukupha
class 17	kuyokupha	okuyokupha	kuyokupha	akuyukupha	okungeyukupha	kungeyukupha
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngiphe	ngingaphi
2nd singular	uphe	ungaphi
1st plural	siphe	singaphi
2nd plural	niphe	ningaphi
class 1	aphe	angaphi
class 2	baphe	bangaphi
class 3	uphe	ungaphi
class 4	iphe	ingaphi
class 5	liphe	lingaphi
class 6	aphe	angaphi
class 7	siphe	singaphi
class 8	ziphe	zingaphi
class 9	iphe	ingaphi
class 10	ziphe	zingaphi
class 11	luphe	lungaphi
class 14	buphe	bungaphi
class 15	kuphe	kungaphi
class 17	kuphe	kungaphi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngapha	ngangapha, angapha, angangapha
2nd singular	wapha	wangapha, awapha, awangapha
1st plural	sapha	sangapha, asapha, asangapha
2nd plural	napha	nangapha, anapha, anangapha
class 1	wapha	wangapha, akapha, akangapha
class 2	bapha	bangapha, abapha, abangapha
class 3	wapha	wangapha, awapha, awangapha
class 4	yapha	yangapha, ayapha, ayangapha
class 5	lapha	langapha, alapha, alangapha
class 6	apha	angapha, awapha, awangapha
class 7	sapha	sangapha, asapha, asangapha
class 8	zapha	zangapha, azapha, azangapha
class 9	yapha	yangapha, ayapha, ayangapha
class 10	zapha	zangapha, azapha, azangapha
class 11	lwapha	lwangapha, alwapha, alwangapha
class 14	bapha	bangapha, abapha, abangapha
class 15	kwapha	kwangapha, akwapha, akwangapha
class 17	kwapha	kwangapha, akwapha, akwangapha

Derived terms

• isipho

References

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