កៀប

Khmer

Etymology

From Hokkien 掐 (khiap, “pinch”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	កៀប kiap
WT romanisation	kiəp
(standard) IPA^(key)	/kiəp/

Verb

កៀប • (kiəp) (abstract noun ការកៀប)

to squeeze, apply pressure
to hold (in a vise)
to pinch, nip with pincers (said of crabs)
to fasten together
to crack, crush

Affixed forms

ថ្កៀប (thkiəp)
តង្កៀប (tɑngkiəp)
ឃ្នាប (khniəp)

See also

គាប (kiəp)
រឹត (rɨt)

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