สงบ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ស្ងប់ (sngɑp, calm; quiet; serene; etc). Cognate with Lao ສະຫງົບ (sa ngop).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสงบ
s ŋ ɓ
Phonemic
สะ-หฺงบ
s a – h ̥ ŋ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-ngòp
Royal Institutesa-ngop
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.ŋop̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

สงบ • (sà-ngòp) (abstract noun การสงบ)

  1. (transitive) to calm; to soothe; to appease
  2. (transitive) to silence; to quiet
  3. (transitive, as of war, fighting, etc) to pacify; to end; to terminate
  4. (intransitive) to calm down; to settle down; to quiet down; to ease up

Adjective

สงบ • (sà-ngòp) (abstract noun ความสงบ)

  1. calm; peaceful; tranquil
  2. calm; serene; composed
  3. silent; quiet
  4. passive; inactive; unintervening

Derived terms

  • เงียบสงบ
  • สงบปากสงบคำ
  • สงบราบคาบ
  • สงบเรียบร้อย
  • สงบสุข (sà-ngòp-sùk)
  • สงบเสงี่ยม

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