Thai

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Etymology

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From จบ (jòp, to end) +‎ เห่ (hèe, a singing pattern used in certain rites; song so sung).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicจบเห่
t͡ɕ ɓ e h ˋ
Phonemic
จบ-เห่
t͡ɕ ɓ – e h ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonjòp-hèe
Royal Institutechop-he
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕop̚˨˩.heː˨˩/(R)

Verb

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จบเห่ (jòp-hèe) (abstract noun การจบเห่)

  1. (idiomatic, now rare) to end one's voice; to have no more voice; to shut one's mouth up.
  2. (idiomatic, now rare) to end; to terminate; to discontinue.
  3. (idiomatic) to be finished, to be doomed, to be done for, to be undone; to come to or be at a dead end, to have or see no hope, to have or see no way out.
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Descendants

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  • Khmer: ចប់ហើយ (cɑp-haəy)