แหนบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɛːpᴰ¹ᴸ (“to hold with pincers, etc.; pincers”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯᨷ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯᨷ, Lao ແໜບ (nǣp), Lü ᦶᦐᧇᧈ (ṅaeb¹), Shan ၼႅပ်ႇ (nèp), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥙᥱ (lǎep), Phake ꩫိပ် (nip), Ahom *𑜃𑜢𑜆𑜫 (*nip).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แหนบ æ h n ɓ
Phonemic		แหฺนบ æ h ̥ n ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	nɛ̀ɛp
	Royal Institute	naep
(standard) IPA(key)		/nɛːp̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

แหนบ • (nɛ̀ɛp)

1. tongs; tweezers.
2. leaf spring.