បង្ក្រាប

Khmer

Etymology

From ក្រាប (kraap, “to prostrate oneself”) with prefixed bVN- (causative), ultimately from រាប (riəp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បង្ក្រាប pṅ̥k̥rāp WT romanisation bɑngkraap (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈkraːp/

Verb

បង្ក្រាប • (bɑngkraap) (abstract noun ការបង្ក្រាប)

1. to defeat, to overcome (an enemy), to subdue, to suppress (a revolt)
2. to reduce swelling (of a boil)