តង្កៀប

Khmer

Etymology

From ថ្កៀប (thkiəp, “to pick up with pincers”) with infixed -VN- (instrumental), ultimately from កៀប (kiəp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic តង្កៀប tṅ̥kiap WT romanisation tɑngkiəp (standard) IPA(key) /tɑŋ.ˈkiəp/

Noun

តង្កៀប • (tɑngkiəp)

1. pliers, tongs, tweezer, pincers