คืบ

Thai

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) ฅืบ (kʉ̂ʉp)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣɯːpᴰ (“measure from thumb to fingertip”). Cognate with Lao ຄືບ (khư̄p), Shan ၶိုပ်ႈ (khūep).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicคืบ
g ụ̄ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkʉ̂ʉp
Royal Institutekhuep
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɯːp̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

คืบ • (kʉ̂ʉp)

  1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, generally equal to nine inches.
  2. a traditional unit of length based on such distance, equal to 12 inches. Abbreviation: ค. (kɔɔ)

Verb

คืบ • (kʉ̂ʉp) (abstract noun การคืบ)

  1. to move very slowly; to move by very small degrees.
  2. to creep.
  3. (colloquial) to advance; to progress; to proceed; to move forwards.

Derived terms
  • คืบก็ทะเล ศอกก็ทะเล
  • คืบคลาน
  • คืบหน้า (kʉ̂ʉp-nâa)
  • ได้คืบจะเอาศอก
  • รุกคืบ
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