គប់

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Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic គប់
gp´
WT romanisation kup
(standard) IPA(key) /kup/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gəp ~ *gap (friend; to associate);[1] cognates include Muong cặp (to meet), Vietnamese gặp (to meet), Khasi kap (to meet friends).

Verb[edit]

គប់ (kup) (abstract noun ការគប់)

  1. to associate with, to befriend

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

គប់ (kup) (abstract noun ការគប់)

  1. to throw, to cast
  2. to strike with a wooden mallet

Noun[edit]

គប់ (kup)

  1. wooden mallet
  2. faggot, bundle of sticks or straw used as a torch
  3. trophy, award

Affixed forms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1241, p. 341