Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ. Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib, Zhuang nyib.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲip̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲip̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຫຍິບ
  • Rhymes: -ip̚

Verb edit

ຫຍິບ (nyip) (abstract noun ການຫຍິບ)

  1. to sew.

Synonyms edit