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)

1. (of an eye) to close and immediately reopen: to blink, to wink, etc.
2. (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

• ชุดใหญ่ไฟกะพริบ