ลบ

See also: ลับ and ลูบ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer លោបេ (lope), លោបេយ (lopeya), from Sanskrit लोप (lopa) or Pali lopa. Cognate with Lao ລົບ (lop) or ລຶບ (lưp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลบ
l ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonlóp
Royal Institutelop
(standard) IPA(key)/lop̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesลพ

Verb

ลบ • (lóp) (abstract noun การลบ)

  1. to erase.
  2. (arithmetic) to subtract

Adjective

ลบ • (lóp)

  1. undesirable, unpleasant, disadvantageous.
  2. (arithmetic) negative, less than zero

Noun

ลบ • (lóp)

  1. (arithmetic) minus sign

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of undesirable, arithmetic): บวก (bùuak)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ลบ” 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.