แหนบ

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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), ᦶᦐᧇᧈ (ṅaeb¹), Shan ၼႅပ်ႇ (nèp), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥙᥱ (lǎep), Phake ꩫိပ် (nip), Ahom *𑜃𑜢𑜆𑜫 (*nip).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแหนบ
æ h n ɓ
Phonemic
แหฺนบ
æ h ̥ n ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonnɛ̀ɛp
Royal Institutenaep
(standard) IPA(key)/nɛːp̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

แหนบ (nɛ̀ɛp)

  1. tongs; tweezers.
  2. leaf spring.