List of storms named Pakhar

The name Pakhar (Lao: ປາຂ່າ, [paː˩ kʰaː˧]) has been used for three tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and means Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) in Lao. It replaced the name Matsa (Lao: ມັດສາ, [mat˧ saː˩]), which refers to the Suvannamaccha mermaid in Southeast Asian legends, following the 2005 Pacific typhoon season.

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