แพ้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *beːꟲ (“to defeat; to be defeated”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩯ᩶, Khün ᨻᩯ᩶, Lao ແພ້ (phǣ), Lü ᦶᦗᧉ (pae²), Shan ပေႉ (pḛ̂e).

Compare 敗 (MC baejH).[2]

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแพ้
æ b ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonpɛ́ɛ
Royal Institutephae
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɛː˦˥/(R)

Verb

แพ้ • (pɛ́ɛ) (abstract noun การแพ้ or ความแพ้)

  1. (archaic) to defeat; to overcome; to win.
  2. to be defeated; to lose; to be overcome.
  3. to be allergic (to); to have an allergy (to).
  4. (slang) to be unable to stand, bear, or handle.
    ความน่ารัก
    pɛ́ɛ kwaam-nâa-rák
    can't stand [someone's] cuteness

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 356
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 374
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