Thai

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braided hair
 
little egret
 
tufted duck
 
falcated duck

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเปีย
e p ī y
RomanizationPaiboonbpiia
Royal Institutepia
(standard) IPA(key)/pia̯˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Teochew (bang7, poin7, bain7) or Hokkien (pān), according to SEAlang.[1] Compare Chinese (biān), (biàn). Cognate with Lao ເປັຽ (pīa).

Noun

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เปีย (bpiia)

  1. (of hair, thread, garland, etc) braid.

Verb

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เปีย (bpiia) (abstract noun การเปีย)

  1. (of hair, thread, garland, etc) to braid.
References
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  1. ^ SEAlang (n.d.) Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai[1], SEAlang, retrieved 2017-10-21

Etymology 2

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Noun

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เปีย (bpiia) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) little egret: the bird Egretta garzetta of the family Ardeidae.
  2. (zoology) tufted duck: the bird Aythya fuligula of the family Anatidae.
  3. (zoology) falcated duck: the bird Anas falcata of the family Anatidae.
Synonyms
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falcated duck
Derived terms
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