Thai

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Etymology

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Possibly from clipping of หงายเงิบ (to fall over).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเงิบ
e ŋ i ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonngə̂əp
Royal Institutengoep
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɤːp̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

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เงิบ (ngə̂əp)

  1. (slang) to be taken aback or rendered speechless by disappointment or by one's own mistake or fault.