สาบ

sàap

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Musty and rank — also, oddly, a cockroach or a lake.

1[to be] musty 2cockroach 3lake

Stative VerbAdjective
of Khmer origin
1. [to be] musty,unpleasant,offensive
Built up from สาบ3
สาบเสื้อsàap sêuua
[to be] musty,unpleasant,offensive
เหม็นสาบmĕn sàap
to stink,smell,stench
กลิ่นสาบglìn sàap
[to be] musty,unpleasant,offensive
Noun
of Khmer origin
2. cockroach
Built up from สาบ1
แมลงสาบmá-laeng sàap
cockroach
Noun
of Khmer origin
3. lake
Built up from สาบ1
ทะเลสาบtá-lay sàap
lake