ไหวพริบ

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ไหว (wǎi) +‎ พริบ (príp).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic		ไหวพริบ ai h w b r i ɓ
Phonemic		ไหฺว-พฺริบ ai h ̥ w – b ̥ r i ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	wǎi-príp
	Royal Institute	wai-phrip
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waj˩˩˦.pʰrip̚˦˥/^(R)

Noun edit

ไหวพริบ • (wǎi-príp)

alertness, astuteness, adroitness, ability to make quick judgments.

Verb edit

ไหวพริบ • (wǎi-príp)

to be alert, to be astute, to be keen

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