Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicสาบ
s ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsàap
Royal Institutesap
(standard) IPA(key)/saːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesศาป
สาป

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Lao ສາບ (sāp), Shan သၢပ်ႇ (sàap).

Noun

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สาบ (sàap)

  1. (musty) smell, stink.

Adjective

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สาบ (sàap)

  1. smelly, stinking.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *saːpᴰ (cockroach). Cognate with Lao ສາບ (sāp), Shan သၢပ်ႇ (sàap), Bouyei saabt, Zhuang sap.

Noun

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สาบ (sàap)

  1. (แมลง~, แมง~) cockroach.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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สาบ (sàap)

  1. facings around the edges of a coat on which buttons are sewn or buttonholes cut.

Etymology 4

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From Old Khmer សាប្ប (sāppa, tasteless, weak, insipid). Cognate with Modern Khmer សាប (saap, idem).

Noun

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สาบ (sàap)

  1. (ทะเล~) lake.