Khmer

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Etymology

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From គាប (kiəp, to pinch) with infixed -n- (instrumental).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ឃ្នាប
g̥ʰnāp
WT romanisation khniəp
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰniəp/

Noun

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ឃ្នាប (khniəp)

  1. pincers
  2. press
  3. square bracket ([ ])