ຫີບ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hiːp̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hiːp̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫີບ
• Rhymes: -iːp̚

Noun

ຫີບ • (hīp)

1. box, chest
2. suitcase

Derived terms

• ຫີບເງິນ (hīp ngœn, “cash-box”)
• ຫີບເສບ (hīp sēp, “music-box”)

Verb

ຫີບ • (hīp) (abstract noun ການຫີບ)

1. to squeeze

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.