kơep

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *kɟeːɜp ~ *kʔeːɜp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔip ~ *(k)ʔiip ~ *kʔiəp ~ *kʔə()p ~ *kʔup ~ *kʔaip ~ *khaip (“centipede”); cognate with Temiar ka'eb, Halang gơjip, Pacoh cahep/caheip, Khmer ក្អែប (kʼaep), Khmu kʔiːp, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kaēap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəʔɛːp/

Noun

kơep 

1. centipede