Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedleaf (of a plant)curated
sheet (as of paper)wiktionary
classifier for flat or hollow objects (plates, glasses, cards, sheets, bags)wiktionary
sail (of a boat)wiktionary
title element for certain documents (ใบ-)wiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแล้วเพลงเหล่านี้ บอกว่ามีโลกอีกใบ
Then these songs came along and told me there was another world.
ใบชาสด ๆ ถูกส่งไปที่โรงงานในหมู่บ้าน
The fresh leaves are sent to a factory in the village.
เราเก็บใบชาด้วยมือทุกเช้า
We pick the tea leaves by hand every morning.
ต้องเลือกเก็บแต่ใบอ่อน
We have to choose only the young leaves.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *ɓaɰᴬ (“leaf”). Cognate with Lao ໃບ (bai), Northern Thai ᨷᩱ, Khün ᨷᩱ, Lü ᦺᦢ (ḃay), Tai Nüa ᥛᥬ (maue), Tai Dam ꪻꪚ, Tai Dón ꪻꪚ, Shan မႂ် (mǎue) or ဝႂ် (wǎue), Ahom 𑜈𑜧 (baw), 𑜈𑜧𑜨 (bawo), 𑜉𑜧 (maw), or 𑜉𑜧𑜨 (mawo), Zhuang mbaw, Saek เบ๋อ, Tày bâư. Compare Proto-Be *ɓəːᴬ², Proto-Hlai *ɓɯː.