Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali vanibbaka, vaṇibbaka (pauper). Cognate with Khmer វនិព្វក (vɔɔnɨpvɔɔk).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicวนิพก
w n i b k
Phonemic
วะ-นิบ-พก
w a – n i ɓ – b k
วะ-นิ-พก
w a – n i – b k
RomanizationPaiboonwá-níp-pókwá-ní-pók
Royal Institutewa-nip-phokwa-ni-phok
(standard) IPA(key)/wa˦˥.nip̚˦˥.pʰok̚˦˥/(R)/wa˦˥.ni˦˥.pʰok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

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วนิพก (wá-níp-pók) (classifier คน)

  1. beggar who performs music in exchange for alms; beggar-musician.