แคบ

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɛːpᴰᴸ⁴ (“narrow”),[1] from Middle Chinese 狹 (MC heap, “narrow”).

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ແຄບ (khǣp), Tai Dam ꪵꪁꪚ, Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪚ, Shan ၵႅပ်ႈ (kēp).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Saek เกฺ้บ.

Possibly doublet of คับ (káp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแคบ
æ g ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkɛ̂ɛp
Royal Institutekhaep
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɛːp̚˥˩/(R)

Adjective

แคบ • (kɛ̂ɛp) (abstract noun ความแคบ)

  1. narrow.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Humanistic Studies, The State University of New York at Albany
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