แพ้
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *beːᶜ (“to defeat; to be defeated”), that modern meaning (to be defeated) became opposite from archaic meaning (to defeat). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩯ᩶, Lao ແພ້ (phǣ), Lü ᦶᦗᧉ (pae²), Shan ပေႉ (pḛ̂e).
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | แพ้ æ b ˆ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pɛ́ɛ |
Royal Institute | phae | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɛː˦˥/(R) |
Verb
แพ้ • (pɛ́ɛ) (abstract noun การแพ้ or ความแพ้)
- (archaic) to defeat; to overcome; to win.
- to be defeated; to lose; to be overcome.
- to be allergic; to have an allergy.