ใบ้

See also: ใบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓɤɰꟲ (“dumb”).[1]

Cognate with Lao ໃບ້ (bai), Shan မႂ်ႈ (māue), Tày bẩư.

Pronunciation

Orthographicใบ้
au ɓ ˆ
Phonemic
ไบ้
ai ɓ ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonbâi
Royal Institutebai
(standard) IPA(key)/baj˥˩/(R)

Adjective

ใบ้ • (bâi)

  1. dumb (unable to speak).
  2. (figurative) mute; silent (not making a sound, not speaking).

Verb

ใบ้ • (bâi) (abstract noun การใบ้)

  1. to gesture; to signal silently.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 346
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