ใบ

See also: ใบ้

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ไบ (bai)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaɰᴬ (“leaf”).

Cognate with Lao ໃບ (bai), Northern Thai ᨷᩱ, Khün ᨷᩱ, Lü ᦺᦢ (ḃay), Tai Dam ꪻꪚ, Tai Dón ꪻꪚ, Shan မႂ် (mǎue) or ဝႂ် (wǎue), Ahom 𑜈𑜧 (baw), 𑜈𑜧𑜨 (bawo), 𑜉𑜧 (maw), or 𑜉𑜧𑜨 (mawo), Zhuang mbaw, Saek เบ๋อ, Tày bâư. Compare Proto-Be *ɓəːᴬ², Proto-Hlai *ɓɯː.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ใบ au ɓ
Phonemic		ไบ ai ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	bai
	Royal Institute	bai
(standard) IPA(key)		/baj˧/(R)
Homophones edit		ไบ

Noun

ใบ • (bai) (classifier ใบ)

1. leaf (of a plant).
2. sail (of a boat).
3. sheet (as of paper).
4. used as a title for certain documents.
5. used as a title for something hollow or flat.

Classifier

ใบ • (bai)

1. Classifier for something hollow or flat, such as plates, glasses, book pages, fried eggs, and, traditionally, the Earth. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

See also

• ใบไม้ (bai-máai)
• ใบรับของ (bai-ráp-kɔ̌ɔng)
• ใบรับเงิน (bai-ráp-ngən)
• ใบเสร็จ (bai-sèt)