อาเปอ

Urak Lawoi'

Alternative forms

• อาปัล (Phuket Old People)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)ampar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hampaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapaʀ (“spread out a mat”); cognate with Malay hampar, Iban ampar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apə/, [aˈpɤ]

Verb

อาเปอ (ape)

1. (Sangka-u, Adang) to spread out

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 104