ក្រពើ

See also: ក្រពះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krɓə(ə)ʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Northern Khmer กปฺือ, Pacoh carbơ.

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រពើ
k̥rboe
WT romanisation krɑpəə
(standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈpəː/

Noun

ក្រពើ • (krɑpəə)

  1. crocodile
  2. alligator
  3. (music) krapeu, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in classical Cambodian music; similar to the Thai จะเข้ (jà-kêe).

Synonyms
  • (music): តាខេ (taakhee)
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