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