แป้ง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Chinese 餅 (MC pjiengX). Cognate with Lao ແປ້ງ (pǣng).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | แป้ง æ p ˆ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpɛ̂ɛng |
| Royal Institute | paeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pɛːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
แป้ง • (bpɛ̂ɛng)
- meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains).
- flour; powder; starch.
- talcum powder; talc.
- rouge.
- (colloquial) white powdered drug such as cocaine and heroin.
Derived terms edit
- แป้งมัน (bpɛ̂ɛng-man)