พับ

See also: พบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *bapᴰ (to fold).[1]

Cognate with Isan พับ, Lao ພັບ (phap), Northern Thai ᨻᩢ᩠ᨷ, Khün ᨻᩢ᩠ᨷ, ᦗᦸᧇ (poab), Tai Dam ꪝꪚꪾ (book), Tai Dón ꪝꪚꪾ, Shan ပပ်ႉ (pâ̰p), Zhuang baeb (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicพับ
b ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonpáp
Royal Institutephap
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰap̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesภัพ

Verb

พับ • (páp) (abstract noun การพับ)

  1. to fold.

Classifier

พับ • (páp)

  1. Classifier for bolts of cloth.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 355

Further reading

  • พับ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.