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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 狹 (MC heap) (which became doublet of ແຄບ (khǣp)).
Cognate with Thai คับ (káp), Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Shan ၵပ်ႉ (kâ̰p), Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Tày cặp.
Adjective
ຄັບ • (khap) (abstract noun ຄວາມຄັບ)
- narrow
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit .
Noun
ຄັບ • (khap)
- womb
Further reading
- Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.