หนีบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniːpᴰ (“to pinch”). Cognate with Lao ໜີບ (nīp), Lü ᦐᦲᧇᧈ (ṅiib¹), Zhuang nip, Nong Zhuang neb. Possibly related to หีบ (hìip, “to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หนีบ h n ī ɓ
Phonemic		หฺนีบ h ̥ n ī ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	nìip
	Royal Institute	nip
(standard) IPA(key)		/niːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

หนีบ • (nìip) (abstract noun การหนีบ)

1. to pinch.