ใบ

See also: ใบ้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaɰᴬ (“leaf”). Cognate with Lao ໃບ (bai), Lü ᦺᦢ (ḃay), Tai Dam ꪻꪚ, Shan မႂ် (mǎue) or ဝႂ် (wǎue), Ahom 𑜈𑜧 (baw), 𑜈𑜨𑜧 (bow), 𑜉𑜧 (maw), or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang mbaw, Saek เบ๋อ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ใบ au ɓ
Phonemic		ไบ ai ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	bai
	Royal Institute	bai
(standard) IPA(key)		/baj˧/(R)
Homophones edit		ไบ

Noun

ใบ • (bai) (classifier ใบ)

1. leaf
2. sail (of a sailboat)
3. legal document (usually one sheet)
4. some other flat object

Classifier

ใบ • (bai)

1. Classifier for hollow or flat objects (plates, glasses, pages). ⇒ all nouns using this classifier