Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *koːpᴰ (to take up in the two cupped hands). Cognate with Lao ກອບ (kǭp), Tai Nüa ᥐᥩᥙᥱ (kǒap), Shan ၵွပ်ႇ (kàup), Bouyei goobt.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicกอบ
k ɒ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔp
Royal Institutekop
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesกอปร

Verb edit

กอบ (gɔ̀ɔp) (abstract noun การกอบ)

  1. to take something with the two hands cupped together; to scoop up with the hands.

Derived terms edit

Classifier edit

กอบ (gɔ̀ɔp)

  1. Classifier for a handful of something.