งบ
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | งบ ŋ ɓ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngóp |
| Royal Institute | ngop | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋop̚˦˥/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ງົບ (ngop).
Noun
งบ • (ngóp)
Verb
งบ • (ngóp) (abstract noun การงบ)
- (accounting, usually of an amount of money) to settle; to summarise.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From clipping of งบประมาณ (ngóp-bprà-maan, “budget”), from งบ (ngóp, “to settle; to summarise”) + ประมาณ (bprà-maan, “to estimate; to approximate”).
Noun
งบ • (ngóp)
- (colloquial) budget.
Etymology 3
Noun
งบ • (ngóp)
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Semantic extension of the "round sheet for food" sense of Etymology 3?”)
Noun
งบ • (ngóp)
- a dish of meat, usually fish, mixed with curry paste and others, wrapped in banana leaves, and grilled.
Verb
งบ • (ngóp) (abstract noun การงบ)
Further reading
- “งบ” 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.