បង្ហើប

Khmer

Etymology

From ហើប (haəp, “to be ajar, slightly open”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បង្ហើប pṅ̥hoep WT romanisation bɑnghaəp (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈhaəp/

Verb

បង្ហើប • (bɑnghaəp) (abstract noun ការបង្ហើប)

1. to open a little (a door), to raise / lift slightly (a lid)
2. (figuratively) to give a hint, to leak a secret