Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer prāppa (to flatten, to level, to make even; to subdue, to subjugate; to put down; etc). Extended as Thai บำราบ (bam-ràap). Cognate with Modern Khmer ប្រាប (praap).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicปราบ
p r ā ɓ
Phonemic
ปฺราบ
p ̥ r ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonbpràap
Royal Instituteprap
(standard) IPA(key)/praːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesปราปต์

Verb edit

ปราบ (bpràap) (abstract noun การปราบ)

  1. to flatten; to level; to make even.
  2. to subdue; to subjugate.
  3. to put down; to suppress.

Derived terms edit