วนิพก

Thai

Alternative forms

• วณิพก (wá-níp-pók), วันนิพก

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali vanibbaka, vaṇibbaka (“pauper”). Cognate with Khmer វនិព្វក (vɔɔnɨpvɔɔk).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วนิพก w n i b k
Phonemic		วะ-นิบ-พก w a – n i ɓ – b k	วะ-นิ-พก w a – n i – b k
Romanization	Paiboon	wá-níp-pók	wá-ní-pók
	Royal Institute	wa-nip-phok	wa-ni-phok
(standard) IPA(key)		/wa˦˥.nip̚˦˥.pʰok̚˦˥/(R)	/wa˦˥.ni˦˥.pʰok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

วนิพก • (wá-níp-pók) (classifier คน)

1. beggar who performs music in exchange for alms; beggar-musician.