សម្លាប់

Khmer

Etymology

From ស្លាប់ (slap, “to​ die”) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សម្លាប់ sm̥lāp´ Phonemic សំ-ល៉ាប់ sṃ-l″āp´ WT romanisation sɑmlap (standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈlap/

Verb

សម្លាប់ • (sɑmlap) (abstract noun ការសម្លាប់)

1. to kill, to murder, to suppress, to eliminate, to destroy

   Synonym: ឃាត (khiət)

2. to tan (leather)
3. to abandon completely
4. to feign