Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksip (to whisper). Cognate with Khasi sip-sip. Compare Thai กระซิบ (grà-síp).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្សឹប
k̥ʰsẏp
WT romanisation khsəp
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰsəp/

Verb

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ខ្សឹប (khsəp) (abstract noun ការខ្សឹប)

  1. to whisper

Synonyms

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