ឈ្លប

Khmer

Etymology

From លប (lɔɔp, “to spy upon”) with prefixed c-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្លប j̥ʰlp WT romanisation chlɔɔp (standard) IPA(key) /cʰlɔːp/

Noun

ឈ្លប • (chlɔɔp)

1. spy
2. guerrilla forces, irregular forces

Verb

ឈ្លប • (chlɔɔp) (abstract noun ការឈ្លប)

1. to sneak, do something in secret, furtively, stealthily
2. to stalk, spy on, observe furtively