ປ້າ /bpaa/ means Aunt, while ປາ /bpaa/ means Fish. Notice there’s a tone mark in ປ້າ /bpaa/ compared to ປາ /bpaa/. The combination of the consonant class, vowel ending, and tone mark change the word to a high falling tone.⠀
Vocabulary
ປາ /bpaa/ = Fish⠀
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ປາແດກ /padeak (bpaadaek)/ = Fermented fish sauce⠀
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ປາແຫ້ງ /bpaa haaeng/ = Dried Fish⠀
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ປາໄຫລ /bpaa lai/ = Eel⠀
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ປາມຶກ /bpaa meauk/ = Squid⠀
Note: the word for octopus is ປາມຶກຍັກ /bpaa meauk nyok/
ປາທູ /bpaa tu/ = Mackerel⠀
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ປາທູນາ /bpaa tunaa/ = Tuna⠀
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ປາກົດ /bpaa got/ = Catfish⠀
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ປາໄນ /bpaa nai/ = Carp fish⠀
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ປານິນ /bpaa nin/ = Tilapia⠀