กาบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kaːpᴰ (“husk”),[1] from Middle Chinese 甲 (MC kaep, “shell; armor”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lao ກາບ (kāp), Khün ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦂᦱᧇ (k̇aab), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇ (kàap), Ahom 𑜀𑜆𑜫 (kap), Zhuang gyap (dialectal), Nong Zhuang gaeb, Tày cáp.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกาบ
k ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongàap
Royal Institutekap
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesกาพย์

Noun

กาบ • (gàap)

  1. bract; spathe.
  2. shell; husk.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 331
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