Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ (to sew). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib, Zhuang nyib.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเย็บ
e y ˘ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonyép
Royal Instituteyep
(standard) IPA(key)/jep̚˦˥/(R)

Verb

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เย็บ (yép) (abstract noun การเย็บ)

  1. to sew.

Descendants

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  • Lao: ເຍັບ (nyep)