งับ

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicงับ
ŋ ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonngáp
Royal Institutengap
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋap̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋapᴰˢ⁴ (to snap at, to nip; to clamp; to close, to shut). Cognate with Lao ງັບ (ngap).

Verb[edit]

งับ (ngáp) (abstract noun การงับ)

  1. to close; to shut.
  2. to snap at; to nip; to gently bite.

Etymology 2[edit]

Corrupted from ครับ (kráp).

Particle[edit]

งับ (ngáp)

  1. (Internet slang, childish) Alternative form of ครับ (kráp)