ขับ

From Proto-Tai *k.rapᴰ (“to drive away”). Cognate with Lao ຂັບ (khap), Lü ᦃᧇ (ẋab).

ขับ • (kàp) (abstract noun การขับ)

1. (transitive) to cause or force to move (out, away, along, etc):
   1. to drive; to chase.
   2. to expel; to oust; to eject.
   3. (as of a vehicle) to drive; to propel; to operate.
   4. (as of waste matter) to discharge; to excrete.

Cognate with Isan ขับ, Lao ຂັບ (khap), Northern Thai ᨡᩢ᩠ᨷ (xap¹), Khün ᨡᩢ᩠ᨷ (khap⁴), Lü ᦃᧇ (ẋab), Tai Dam ꪄꪚꪾ (khắp), Tai Dón ꪄꪚꪾ, Shan ၶပ်း (kháp).

ขับ • (kàp) (abstract noun การขับ)

1. (transitive, now often in combination) to sing; to chant.