งับ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงับ
ŋ ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonngáp
Royal Institutengap
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋap̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋapᴰˢ⁴ (“to snap at, to nip; to clamp; to close, to shut”). Cognate with Lao ງັບ (ngap).

Verb

งับ • (ngáp) (abstract noun การงับ)

  1. to close; to shut.
  2. to snap at; to nip; to gently bite.

Etymology 2

Corrupted from ครับ (kráp).

Particle

งับ • (ngáp)

  1. (Internet slang, childish) alternative form of ครับ (kráp)
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