កប្បាស

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali kappāsa, from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa), likely ultimately from Proto-Austroasiatic *k-rn-pas. Doublet of អំបោះ (ʼɑmbɑh, “thread; yarn”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កប្បាស kp̥pās WT romanisation kɑpbaah (standard) IPA(key) /kɑp.ˈɓaːh/

Noun

កប្បាស • (kɑpbaah)

1. cotton