หาบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *traːpᴰ (“carrying pole”). Cognate with Lao ຫາບ (hāp), Lü ᦠᦱᧇ (ḣaab), Tai Dam ꪬꪱꪚ, Shan ႁၢပ်ႇ (hàap), Zhuang rap, Saek ร̄าบ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		หาบ h ā ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	hàap
	Royal Institute	hap
(standard) IPA^(key)		/haːp̚˨˩/

Verb

หาบ • (hàap) (abstract noun การหาบ)

to carry two loads suspended from the ends of a shoulder pole.

Noun

หาบ • (hàap)

a traditional Thai unit of weight, equal to 50 ชั่ง (châng) or 60 kilograms.
a traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to 100 ชั่ง (châng).

Derived terms

หาบเร่
หาบหลวง