Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ទប់ (tup, to block) with infixed -VN- (processive).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ទំនប់
dṃnp´
WT romanisation tumnup
(standard) IPA(key) /tum.ˈnup/

Noun edit

ទំនប់ (tumnup)

  1. dyke, dam
  2. blockage, obstruction