กะพริบ

Thai

Etymology

Perhaps from กะ (gà) +‎ พริบ (príp). Compare Khmer ប៉ប្រិច (pɑprəc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กะพริบ k a b r i ɓ
Phonemic		กะ-พฺริบ k a – b ̥ r i ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-príp
	Royal Institute	ka-phrip
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ka˨˩.pʰrip̚˦˥/^(R)

Verb

กะพริบ • (gà-príp) (abstract noun การกะพริบ)

(of an eye) to close and immediately reopen: to blink, to wink, etc.
(by extension, of a light) to shine intermittently: to blink, to twinkle, to flash, etc; to cause to shine in such a manner.

Derived terms

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