บวบ

Thai

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese mướp; Cognate with Lao ບວບ (būap) or ບອບ (bǭp), Tai Dam ꪚꪺꪚ, Tai Dón ꪚꪺꪚ, Shan မၢၵ်ႇမူပ်ႇ (màak mùup)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicบวบ
ɓ w ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonbùuap
Royal Institutebuap
(standard) IPA(key)/bua̯p̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

บวบ • (bùuap)

  1. Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)
  2. (colloquial) penis.