เห็บ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเห็บ
e h ˘ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonhèp
Royal Institutehep
(standard) IPA(key)/hep̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *trepᴰ (tick).[1]

Cognate with Lao ເຫັບ (hep), ᦵᦠᧇ (ḣeb), Shan ႁဵပ်း (háep) in ၸၵ်းႁဵပ်း (tsák háep), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜆𑜫 (rip) in 𑜍𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜍𑜨𑜆𑜫 (rip rop), Saek ริ๊บ.

Noun

เห็บ • (hèp)

  1. tick (arachnid).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *trepᴰ (hail).[2]

Cognate with Lao ເຫັບ (hep), ᦵᦠᧇ (ḣeb), Shan ႁဵပ်း (háep) in မၢၵ်ႇႁဵပ်း (màak háep), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜆𑜫 (rip), Zhuang rip (dialectal).

Noun

เห็บ • (hèp)

  1. hail; hailstone
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 329
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 335