เปีย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเปีย
e p ī y
RomanizationPaiboonbpiia
Royal Institutepia
(standard) IPA(key)/pia̯˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Teochew 辦／办 (bang7, poin7, bain7) or Hokkien 辦／办 (pān), according to SEAlang.[1] Compare Chinese 編／编 (biān), 辮／辫 (biàn). Cognate with Lao ເປັຽ (pīa).

Noun

เปีย • (bpiia)

  1. (of hair, thread, garland, etc) braid.

Verb

เปีย • (bpiia) (abstract noun การเปีย)

  1. (of hair, thread, garland, etc) to braid.
References
  1. ^ SEAlang (n.d.) Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai‎[1], SEAlang, retrieved 21 October 2017

Etymology 2

Noun

เปีย • (bpiia) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) little egret, a bird of species Egretta garzetta (family Ardeidae).
  2. (zoology) a tufted duck, a bird of species Aythya fuligula (family Anatidae).
  3. (zoology) falcated duck, a bird of species Anas falcata (family Anatidae).
Synonyms
falcated duck
  • เปียหน้าเขียว
Derived terms
  • เปียหน้าเขียว
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