แคบ

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Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɛːpᴰᴸ⁴ (narrow) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese (MC heap, “narrow”). Cognate with Lao ແຄບ (khǣp), Tai Dam ꪵꪁꪚ, Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪚ, Shan ၵႅပ်ႈ (kēp), Saek เกฺ้บ. Possibly doublet of คับ (káp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแคบ
æ g ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkɛ̂ɛp
Royal Institutekhaep
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɛːp̚˥˩/(R)

Adjective

แคบ (kɛ̂ɛp) (abstract noun ความแคบ)

  1. narrow.

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