กาบ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC kaep, “shell; armor”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lao ກາບ (kāp), Khün ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, ᦂᦱᧇ (k̇aab), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇ (kàap), Ahom 𑜀𑜆𑜫 (kap), Nong Zhuang gaeb, Tày cáp.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicกาบ
k ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongàap
Royal Institutekap
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesกาพย์

Noun

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กาบ (gàap)

  1. bract; spathe.
  2. shell; husk.