ប្រៀបធៀប

Khmer

Etymology

Synonymous compound of ប្រៀប (priəp) +‎ ធៀប (thiəp), also a rhyming reduplication, Compare Lao ປຽບທຽບ (pīap thīap), Thai เปรียบเทียบ (bprìiap-tîiap).

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ប្រៀបធៀប p̥riapdʰiap
WT romanisation	priəp thiəp
(standard) IPA^(key)	/priəp ˈtʰiəp/

Verb

ប្រៀប ធៀប • (priəp thiəp) (abstract noun ការប្រៀបធៀប)

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