ຫຍິບ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫຽິບ — dated

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ຫຍິບ • (nyip) (abstract noun ການຫຍິບ)

1. to sew.

Synonyms

• ເຍັບ (nyep)