From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ. Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lü ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib, Zhuang nyib.
ຫຍິບ • (nyip) (abstract noun ການຫຍິບ)