Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic តាប
tāp
WT romanisation taap
(standard) IPA(key) /taːp/

Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit ताप (tāpa).

Noun

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តាប (taap)

  1. heat
  2. suffering, torment

Etymology 2

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Noun

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តាប (taap)

  1. golden ornament shaped like the leaf of a bo tree (Ficus religiosa), worn by classical dancers
  2. kind of upper body protection worn by soldiers

Verb

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តាប (taap) (abstract noun ការតាប)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly northern) to patch, mend (clothing)