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Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᨷ or ᨢ᩠ᩅᨷ, Lao ຂວບ (khūap), ᦷᦃᧇᧈ (ẋob¹) (as in ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲ), Shan ၶူပ်ႇ (khùup), Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥙᥱ (xǒp), Zhuang hop, Zuojiang Zhuang kvop.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicขวบ
kʰ w ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkùuap
Royal Institutekhuap
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰua̯p̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

ขวบ (kùuap)

  1. year.

Usage notes edit

  • When used to indicate years of age, the term is often applied to years not more than twelve.

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Khmer: ខួប (khuəp)