Lao Foods that begin with ປາ /bpaa/ – FishFood / fish, food Home Free Lao Lessons Food Here 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.⠀ ປາ /bpaa/ = Fish⠀⠀ປາແດກ /padeak (bpaadaek)/ = Fermented fish sauce⠀⠀ປາແຫ້ງ /bpaa haaeng/ = Dried Fish⠀⠀ປາໄຫລ /bpaa lai/ = Eel⠀⠀ປາມຶກ /bpaa meauk/ = Squid⠀Note: the word for octopus is ປາມຶກຍັກ /bpaa meauk nyok/ປາທູ /bpaa tu/ = Mackerel⠀⠀ປາທູນາ /bpaa tunaa/ = Tuna⠀⠀ປາກົດ /bpaa got/ = Catfish⠀⠀ປາໄນ /bpaa nai/ = Carp fish⠀⠀ປານິນ /bpaa nin/ = Tilapia⠀ Home Free Lao Lessons Food Here