Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓetᴰ (fishhook). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lao ເບັດ (bet), ᦵᦢᧆ (ḃed), Tai Dam ꪹꪚꪸꪒ, Shan မဵတ်း (máet) or ဝဵတ်း (wáet), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜄𑜫 (bit). Compare Proto-Austronesian *kabit (hook) (whence Kulon-Pazeh kabit).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเบ็ด
e ɓ ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbèt
Royal Institutebet
(standard) IPA(key)/bet̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

เบ็ด (bèt)

  1. fishhook.