Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali sāpa (curse). Cognate with Modern Khmer សាប (saap). Compare Sanskrit शप (śapa), from which Old Khmer śāp, śāpa, etc, are derived.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสาป
s ā p
Phonemic
สาบ
s ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsàap
Royal Institutesap
(standard) IPA(key)/saːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesศาป
สาบ

Noun edit

สาป (sàap)

  1. curse: solemn utterance invoking a supernatural power to inflict evil, doom, etc, on someone or something.

Verb edit

สาป (sàap) (abstract noun การสาป)

  1. to curse: to make such a solemn utterance.
  2. (slang, humorous) to revile, to castigate; to denounce, to condemn.
    • 2021 July 15, “ชาวเน็ตรุมสาป "#แต้วณฐพร" ติดเทรนด์ทวิตเตอร์ ปมกักตัวทิพย์ใช้อภิสิทธิ์ดารา”, in คมชัดลึก[1], retrieved 2021-07-15:
      ชาวเน็ตรุมสาป...แต้วณฐพร...ปมกักตัวทิพย์
      chaao-nèt rum sàap ... dtɛ̂ɛo ná-tà pɔɔn ... bpom gàk dtuua típ
      Netizens unite in slamming ... Taew Natapohn ... for [her] feigned self-quarantine.

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