Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tapᴰ (liver), from Proto-Tai *tapᴰ (liver). Cognate with Thai ตับ (dtàp), Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨷ, ᦶᦎᧇ (ṫaeb) or ᦎᧇ (ṫab), Tai Nüa ᥖᥙᥴ (táp), Shan တပ်း (táp), Aiton တပ် (tap), Tai Dam ꪔꪚꪾ or ꪔꪾꪚ, Zhuang daep, Saek ตั๊บ.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tap̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tap̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຕັບ
  • Rhymes: -ap̚

Noun edit

ຕັບ (tap)

  1. (anatomy) liver

Derived terms edit