Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰlapᴰ (to close (the eyes)). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨷ, Lao ຫຼັບ (lap), ᦜᧇ (l̇ab), Shan လပ်း (láp), Ahom 𑜎𑜆𑜫 (lap), Zhuang laep.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicหลับ
h l ạ ɓ
Phonemic
หฺลับ
h ̥ l ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonlàp
Royal Institutelap
(standard) IPA(key)/lap̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

หลับ (làp) (abstract noun การหลับ)

  1. to close (the eyes).
  2. to sleep.
    นอนไม่หลับ
    nɔɔn mâi làp
    To have insomnia.

See also edit