กาบ

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 甲きのえ (MC kaep, “shell; armor”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lao ກາບ (kāp), Khün ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦂᦱᧇ (k̇aab), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇ (kàap), Ahom 𑜀𑜆𑜫 (kap), Nong Zhuang gaeb, Tày cáp.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กาบ k ā ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	gàap
	Royal Institute	kap
(standard) IPA(key)		/kaːp̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones edit		กาพย์

Noun

กาบ • (gàap)

1. bract; spathe.
2. shell; husk.