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แบบ

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแบบ
æ ɓ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonbɛ̀ɛp
Royal Institutebaep
(standard) IPA(key)/bɛːp̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC pjop). Cognate with Vietnamese phép, Lao ແບບ (bǣp), Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠ᨷ, Khmer បែប (baep).

Noun

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. form; pattern; design; model; template
  2. (chiefly in combination) example; instance
  3. form; shape
  4. method; way; procedure
  5. style; manner; fashion
  6. norm; custom; convention
  7. (fashion) model

Conjunction

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. like; as; such as; in the way of; in the manner of

Adverb

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. (colloquial) sort of; kind of

Classifier

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp)

  1. Classifier for styles, patterns, models, forms.all nouns using this classifier

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Semantic extension of Etymology 1? Probably not, but "procedure" > "prostating" > "severe prostration" seems possible.”

Verb

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แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp) (abstract noun การแบบ)

  1. to be in a state of severe prostration (as from illness, serious injury)
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Further reading

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  • แบบ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.