แพ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (“raft”). Cognate with ; Modern Khmer ពែ (pɛɛ); Lao ແພ (phǣ); Shan ပႄး (páae). Compare to Middle Chinese 棑 *bˠɛ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แพ æ b
Romanization	Paiboon	pɛɛ
	Royal Institute	phae
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰɛː˧/(R)

Noun

แพ • (pɛɛ)

1. floating house.
2. raft:
   1. collection of logs, planks, casks, etc, fastened together for floating on water;
   2. floating platform made of buoyant materials;
   3. floating mass.
3. collection of things fastened together like a raft.