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ยี่ปั๊ว

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Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Teochew 二盤 / 二盘 (ri6 buan5, wholesaler, literally second dish).[1]

Pronunciation

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Orthographicยี่ปั๊ว
y ī ˋ p ạ ˊ w
Phonemic
ยี่-ปั๊ว
y ī ˋ – p ạ ˊ w
RomanizationPaiboonyîi-bpúua
Royal Instituteyi-pua
(standard) IPA(key)/jiː˥˩.pua̯˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ยี่ปั๊ว (yîi-bpúua)

  1. (colloquial) wholesaler.

References

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  1. ^ Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])‎[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 104