กระบือ
Thai
Etymology
From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ក្របិ (krapi), ក្របី (krapī), or Angkorian Old Khmer ក្របិ (krapi), ក្របី (krapī), ក្របិយ៑ (krapiy), ក្របិយ្យ៑ (krapiyy), ក្របីយ្យ៑ (krapīyy, “water buffalo”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្របី (krɑbəy), Malay kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Tagalog kalabaw. Doublet of คาราบาว.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กระบือ k r a ɓ ụ̄ ɒ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | กฺระ-บือ k ̥ r a – ɓ ụ̄ ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | grà-bʉʉ |
| Royal Institute | kra-bue | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kra˨˩.bɯː˧/(R) | |
Noun
กระบือ • (grà-bʉʉ)
- (formal for the sense "water buffalo", humorous for the others) synonym of ควาย (kwaai)
Adjective
กระบือ • (grà-bʉʉ)