ກີບ

See also: ກົບ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai กีบ (gìip), Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦂᦲᧇ (k̇iib), Shan ၵိပ်ႇ (kìp), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥙᥴ (kíp), Phake ကိပ် (kip), Ahom *𑜀𑜢𑜆𑜫 (*kip).

The sense of currency is from that of a hoof, because ingots of sycee cast in the shapes of hooves were used as currency.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kiːp̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kiːp̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ກີບ
  • Rhymes: -iːp̚

Noun

ກີບ • (kīp)

  1. hoof
  2. kip (Lao currency)

References
  1. “kip”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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