Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩬᨷ, Khün ᩁᩬᨷ, Lao ຮອບ (hǭp), Isan ฮอบ, ᦣᦸᧇ (hoab), Shan ႁွပ်ႈ (hāup), Phake ꩭွပ် (hop), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜆𑜫 (rop), Zuojiang Zhuang hob.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicรอบ
r ɒ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonrɔ̂ɔp
Royal Instituterop
(standard) IPA(key)/rɔːp̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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รอบ (rɔ̂ɔp)

  1. (of time) cycle; round; turn; period.
  2. cycle (of twelve years); period (of twelve years).
    หกรอบ
    hòk rɔ̂ɔp
    six cycles (= 72 years)
  3. (loosely or colloquial) time; occasion.
    หลายรอบ
    lǎai rɔ̂ɔp
    many times; many occasions
  4. (slang) round (of competition, tournament, etc).

Derived terms

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Classifier

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รอบ (rɔ̂ɔp)

  1. Classifier for the above-said noun.

Adverb

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รอบ (rɔ̂ɔp)

  1. round; around; in a circular manner.

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Preposition

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รอบ (rɔ̂ɔp)

  1. around.