ຕັບ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tapᴰ (“liver”), from Proto-Tai *tapᴰ (“liver”). Cognate with Thai ตับ (dtàp), Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦶᦎᧇ (ṫaeb) or ᦎᧇ (ṫab), Tai Nüa ᥖᥙᥴ (táp), Shan တပ်း (táp), Aiton တပ် (tap), Tai Dam ꪔꪚꪾ or ꪔꪾꪚ, Zhuang daep, Saek ตั๊บ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tap̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tap̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຕັບ
• Rhymes: -ap̚

Noun

ຕັບ • (tap)

1. (anatomy) liver

Derived terms

• ຕັບອ່ອນ (tap ʼǭn, “pancreas”)