Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC pjop). Cognate with Vietnamese phép, Lao ແບບ (bǣp), Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠ᨷ, Khmer បែប (baep).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแบบ
æ ɓ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonbɛ̀ɛp
Royal Institutebaep
(standard) IPA(key)/bɛːp̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. form; pattern; design; model; template.
  2. (chiefly in combination) example; instance.
  3. form; shape.
  4. method; way; procedure.
  5. style; manner; fashion.
  6. norm; custom; convention.
  7. (fashion) model

Derived terms

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Conjunction

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. like; as; such as; in the way of; in the manner of.

Adverb

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. (colloquial) sort of; kind of.

Classifier

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. Classifier for styles, patterns, models, forms.all nouns using this classifier