จีบ

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		จีบ t͡ɕ ī ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	jìip
	Royal Institute	chip
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕiːp̚˨˩/^(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 摺 (MC tsyep). Cognate with Lao ຈີບ (chīp), Northern Thai ᨧᩦ᩠ᨷ, Khün ᨧᩦ᩠ᨷ,1 Lü ᦈᦲᧇᧈ (ṫsiib¹), Tai Dón ꪊꪲꪚ, Zuojiang Zhuang zip.

betel leaves rolled

traditional dancers form their fingers in such way

Verb

จีบ • (jìip) (abstract noun การจีบ)

to fold; to pleat; to crimp.
to fold or roll (a betel leaf) into the shape of a cone or tube in order to make a paan.
to press the thumb against the index and stretch out the other fingers, as in performing a traditional dance of Thailand.
(slang) to hit on or go after (romantically or sexually).

Derived terms

Noun

จีบ • (jìip) (classifier จีบ)

fold; pleat; crimp.

Etymology 2

Noun

จีบ • (jìip)

(botany) Clipping of พุดจีบ.

Etymology 3

Noun

จีบ • (jìip) (classifier องค์)

(royal) (พระ แสง~) ankus, especially one used on a rutting elephant.

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