ฉบับ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ฉะบับ

Etymology

From Middle Khmer ច្បាប្ប (cpāppa, “prescribed conduct; precept; usage; custom; code of conduct; rule; regulation; law”); compare Modern Khmer ច្បាប់ (cbap), Lao ສະບັບ (sa bap).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฉบับ t͡ɕʰ ɓ ạ ɓ
Phonemic		ฉะ-บับ t͡ɕʰ a – ɓ ạ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	chà-bàp
	Royal Institute	cha-bap
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.bap̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ฉบับ • (chà-bàp)

1. edition; copy; issue; version.

Classifier

ฉบับ • (chà-bàp)

1. Classifier for letters, newspapers: copy; issue ⇒ all nouns using this classifier.