រាតត្បាត

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali rattapāta (“fall of the red”) (which could be inferred to bloodshed).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic រាតត្បាត
rātt̥pāt
WT romanisation riət tbaat
(standard) IPA(key) /riət ˈtɓaːt/

Verb

រាតត្បាត • (riət tbaat) (abstract noun ការរាតត្បាត)

  1. to invade, ravage, seize by force
  2. to try to enrich oneself to the detriment of others
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