หลับ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlapᴰ (to close (the eyes)).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨷ, Lao ຫຼັບ (lap), ᦜᧇ (l̇ab), Shan လပ်း (láp), Ahom 𑜎𑜆𑜫 (lap), Zhuang laep.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหลับ
h l ạ ɓ
Phonemic
หฺลับ
h ̥ l ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonlàp
Royal Institutelap
(standard) IPA(key)/lap̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

หลับ • (làp) (abstract noun การหลับ)

  1. to close (the eyes).
  2. to sleep.
    นอนไม่
    nɔɔn mâi làp
    To have insomnia.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 350