កៀប

Khmer

Etymology

From Hokkien 掐 (khiap, “pinch”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កៀប kiap WT romanisation kiəp (standard) IPA(key) /kiəp/

Verb

កៀប • (kiəp) (abstract noun ការកៀប)

1. to squeeze, apply pressure
2. to hold (in a vise)
3. to pinch, nip with pincers (said of crabs)
4. to fasten together
5. to crack, crush

Affixed forms

• ថ្កៀប (thkiəp)​
• តង្កៀប (tɑngkiəp)​
• ឃ្នាប (khniəp)

See also

• គាប (kiəp)
• រឹត (rɨt)