แพะ

Nyah Kur

Etymology

From Old Mon ဗၜေအ် (baṗeʼ), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bəɓeʔ (“goat”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Khmer ពពែ (pɔpɛɛ), Mon ဗ္ၜေံ, Chong แพ่ะ, Thai แพะ (pɛ́), Tày bẻ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰæʔ/

Noun

แพะ (phaeʼ)

1. goat

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bəɓeʔ (“goat”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Khmer ពពែ (pɔpɛɛ), Mon ဗ္ၜေံ, Nyah Kur แพะ, Chong แพ่ะ, Tày bẻ. Compare Lao ແບ້ (bǣ), Lü ᦶᦗᦰ (pae!), Shan ပႄႉ (pâ̰ae), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜧 𑜂𑜡 (pē ṅā), Nong Zhuang mbej.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แพะ æ b a
Romanization	Paiboon	pɛ́
	Royal Institute	phae
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰɛʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

แพะ • (pɛ́) (classifier ตัว)

1. (zoology) goat.
2. (เนื้อ~) goatmeat; chevon.
3. clipping of แพะรับบาป (pɛ́-ráp-bàap, “scapegoat”)

Derived terms

• จับแพะชนแกะ

Descendants

• → Northern Thai: ᨻᩯᩡ
• → Lao: ແພະ (phæ)