ลูบ

See also: ลบ and ลับ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.luːpᴰ (to stroke; to caress).[1]

Cognate with Lao ລູບ (lūp), Shan လုပ်ႈ (lūp), Ahom 𑜎𑜤𑜆𑜫 (lup), Zhuang rub.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลูบ
l ū ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonlûup
Royal Institutelup
(standard) IPA(key)/luːp̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

ลูบ • (lûup) (abstract noun การลูบ)

  1. to caress, to stroke, to pet, to grope.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 351