กระบี่

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicกระบี่
k r a ɓ ī ˋ
Phonemic
กฺระ-บี่
k ̥ r a – ɓ ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongrà-bìi
Royal Institutekra-bi
(standard) IPA(key)/kra˨˩.biː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कपि (kapi) or Pali kapi.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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กระบี่ (grà-bìi)

  1. (poetic) monkey.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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กระบี่ (grà-bìi)

  1. sword.
  2. bayonet.

Proper noun

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กระบี่ (grà-bìi)

  1. (จังหวัด~) Krabi, a province in southern Thailand.
    Synonym: (initialism) กบ (gɔɔ-bɔɔ)
  2. Krabi, the capital of the Krabi Province.

Etymology 3

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Corrupted from กะหรี่ (gà-rìi).

Noun

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กระบี่ (grà-bìi)

  1. (colloquial, slang, humorous) prostitute.