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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɛːpᴰ¹ᴸ (“to hold with pincers, etc.; pincers”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯᨷ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯᨷ, Lao ແໜບ (nǣp), Lü ᦶᦐᧇᧈ (ṅaeb¹), Shan ၼႅပ်ႇ (nèp), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥙᥱ (lǎep), Phake ꩫိပ် (nip), Ahom *𑜃𑜢𑜆𑜫 (*nip).
Pronunciation
Noun
แหนบ • (nɛ̀ɛp)
- tongs; tweezers.
- leaf spring.