ใบ
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See also: ใบ้
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) ไบ (bai)
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɓaɰᴬ (“leaf”).
Cognate with Lao ໃບ (bai), Northern Thai ᨷᩱ, Khün ᨷᩱ, Lü ᦺᦢ (ḃay), Tai Dam ꪻꪚ, Tai Dón ꪻꪚ, Shan မႂ် (mǎue) or ဝႂ် (wǎue), Ahom 𑜈𑜧 (baw), 𑜈𑜧𑜨 (bawo), 𑜉𑜧 (maw), or 𑜉𑜧𑜨 (mawo), Zhuang mbaw, Saek เบ๋อ, Tày bâư. Compare Proto-Be *ɓəːᴬ², Proto-Hlai *ɓɯː.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ใบ au ɓ | |
| Phonemic | ไบ ai ɓ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bai |
| Royal Institute | bai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /baj˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ไบ | |
Noun
Classifier
ใบ • (bai)
- Classifier for something hollow or flat, such as plates, glasses, book pages, fried eggs, and, traditionally, the Earth. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
See also
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