แป้ง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Chinese 餅 (MC pjiengX). Cognate with Lao ແປ້ງ (pǣng).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | แป้ง æ p ˆ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpɛ̂ɛng |
| Royal Institute | paeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pɛːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]แป้ง • (bpɛ̂ɛng)
- meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains).
- flour; powder; starch.
- talcum powder; talc.
- rouge.
- (colloquial) white powdered drug such as cocaine and heroin.
Derived terms
[edit]- แป้งมัน (bpɛ̂ɛng-man)