ไหวพริบ

Thai

Etymology

From ไหว (wǎi) +‎ พริบ (príp).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไหวพริบ
ai h w b r i ɓ
Phonemic
ไหฺว-พฺริบ
ai h ̥ w – b ̥ r i ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonwǎi-príp
Royal Institutewai-phrip
(standard) IPA(key)/waj˩˩˦.pʰrip̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

ไหวพริบ • (wǎi-príp)

  1. alertness, astuteness, adroitness, ability to make quick judgments.

Verb

ไหวพริบ • (wǎi-príp)

  1. to be alert, to be astute, to be keen
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