ᨻᩯ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (“raft”). Cognate with Thai แพ (pɛɛ), Khün ᨻᩯ, Lao ແພ (phǣ), Lü ᦶᦗ (pae), Shan ပႄး (páae), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥰ (pë), Phake ပ︀ေ︀ (pe), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜧 (pē), Zhuang bez (dialectal). Compare Middle Chinese 簰, Proto-Hlai *ɓəj (“bamboo raft”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨻᩯ
Phonemic		แป æ p
Romanization	Paiboon	bpɛɛ
	Royal Institute	pae
(Chiang Mai) IPA^(key)		/pɛː˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA^(key)		/pɛː˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨻᩯ • (transliteration needed)

raft