ຄັບ

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Lao

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡapᴰˢ⁴ (narrow; tight; confined) (Jonsson, 1991), from Proto-Tai *ɡapᴰ (tight; narrow), possibly from Middle Chinese (MC heap) (which became doublet of ແຄບ (khǣp)).

Cognate with Thai คับ (káp), Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Shan ၵပ်ႉ (kâ̰p), Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Tày cặp.

Adjective

ຄັບ (khap) (abstract noun ຄວາມຄັບ)

  1. narrow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit .

Noun

ຄັບ (khap)

  1. womb

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.