ອາບ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːpᴰ (“to bathe”).

Cognate with Thai อาบ (àap), Northern Thai ᩋᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦀᦱᧇ (˙ʼaab), Shan ဢၢပ်ႇ (ʼàap), Tai Dam ꪮꪱꪚ, Tai Dón ꪮꪱꪚ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥙᥱ (ʼǎap), Nong Zhuang aeb, Zuojiang Zhuang ab, Zhuang ab, Tày áp.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaːp̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaːp̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ອາບ
• Rhymes: -aːp̚

Verb

ອາບ • (ʼāp) (abstract noun ການອາບ)

1. to bathe