គាប

Khmer

Etymology

From Hokkien 掐 (khiap, “pinch”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គាប gāp WT romanisation kiəp (standard) IPA(key) /kiəp/

Verb

គាប • (kiəp) (abstract noun ការគាប)

1. to compress, pinch, press, hold by means of pliers or tweezers
2. to squeeze between two pieces of wood
3. to crush

Affixed forms

• គំនាប (kumniəp)

See also

• កៀប (kiəp)
• រឹត (rɨt)