อาบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːpᴰ (to bathe).[1]

Cognate with Lao ອາບ (ʼāp), ᦀᦱᧇ (˙ʼaab), Northern Thai ᩋᩣ᩠ᨷ, Shan ဢၢပ်ႇ (ʼàap), Tai Dam ꪮꪱꪚ, Tai Dón ꪮꪱꪚ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥙᥱ (ʼǎap), Zhuang ap in apdah (to swim), Nong Zhuang aeb, Zuojiang Zhuang ab, Tày áp.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicอาบ
ɒ ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonàap
Royal Instituteap
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

อาบ • (àap) (abstract noun การอาบ)

  1. to bathe; to immerse; to bask.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 356