ຄັບ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄັບ
• Rhymes: -ap̚

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡapᴰˢ⁴ (“narrow; tight; confined”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Proto-Tai *ɡapᴰ (“tight; narrow”), possibly from Middle Chinese 狹 (MC heap) (which became doublet of ແຄບ (khǣp)).

Cognate with Thai คับ (káp), Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Shan ၵပ်ႉ (kâ̰p), Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Tày cặp.

Adjective

ຄັບ • (khap) (abstract noun ຄວາມຄັບ)

1. narrow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit [Term?].

Noun

ຄັບ • (khap)

1. womb

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.