ក្រពើ

See also: ក្រពះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krɓə(ə)ʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Northern Khmer กปฺือ, Pacoh carbơ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រពើ k̥rboe WT romanisation krɑpəə (standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈpəː/

Noun

ក្រពើ • (krɑpəə)

1. crocodile
2. alligator
3. (music) krapeu, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in classical Cambodian music; similar to the Thai จะเข้ (jà-kêe).

Synonyms

• (music): តាខេ (taakhee)