Khmer

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Khmer stop sign

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Western Cham [script needed] (jhup). Cognate with Northern Khmer ชบ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឈប់
jʰp´
Phonemic ឈុប
jʰup
WT romanisation chup
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰup/

Verb

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ឈប់ (chup) (abstract noun ការឈប់)

  1. to cease, halt, stop, pause, discontinue, take a rest
    ឈប់នៅទីនេះ  ―  chup nɨw tii nih  ―  stop here
  2. to be absent (as from school)

Interjection

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ឈប់ (chup)

  1. stop, halt, wait, just a minute, hold on

Affixed forms

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