แคบ
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɛːpᴰᴸ⁴ (“narrow”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese 狹 (MC heap, “narrow”). Cognate with Lao ແຄບ (khǣp), Tai Dam ꪵꪁꪚ, Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪚ, Shan ၵႅပ်ႈ (kēp), Saek เกฺ้บ. Possibly doublet of คับ (káp).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | แคบ æ g ɓ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kɛ̂ɛp |
Royal Institute | khaep | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰɛːp̚˥˩/(R) |
Adjective
[edit]แคบ • (kɛ̂ɛp) (abstract noun ความแคบ)