ขวบ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) ฃวบ (kùuap)

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᨷ or ᨢ᩠ᩅᨷ, Lao ຂວບ (khūap), ᦷᦃᧇᧈ (ẋob¹) (as in ᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲ), Shan ၶူပ်ႇ (khùup), Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥙᥱ (xǒp), Zhuang hop, Zuojiang Zhuang kvop.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicขวบ
wɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkùuap
Royal Institutekhuap
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰua̯p̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ขวบ • (kùuap)

  1. year.

Usage notes

  • When used to indicate years of age, the term is often applied to years not more than twelve.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Khmer: ខួប (khuəp)
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