แพ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (“raft”). Cognate with Old Khmer bē (“banana-leaf platter on which offerings are presented”); Modern Khmer ពែ (pɛɛ); Lao ແພ (phǣ); Shan ပႄး (paae4).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแพ
æ b
RomanizationPaiboonpɛɛ
Royal Institutephae
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɛː˧/

Noun

แพ • (pɛɛ)

  1. floating house.
  2. raft:
    1. collection of logs, planks, casks, etc, fastened together for floating on water;
    2. floating platform made of buoyant materials;
    3. floating mass.
  3. collection of things fastened together like a raft.

Derived terms

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