แป้ง
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 餅 (MC pjiengX). Cognate with Lao ແປ້ງ (pǣng).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | แป้ง æ p ˆ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpɛ̂ɛng |
| Royal Institute | paeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pɛːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
แป้ง • (bpɛ̂ɛng)
- meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains)
- flour; powder; starch
- talcum powder; talc
- rouge
- (colloquial) white powdered drug such as cocaine and heroin
Derived terms
Further reading
- “แป้ง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.