Khmer

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Etymology

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From កៀប (kiəp, to squeeze, pinch) with prefixed t- (specializing).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ថ្កៀប
t̥ʰkiap
WT romanisation thkiəp
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰkiəp/

Verb

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ថ្កៀប (thkiəp) (abstract noun ការថ្កៀប)

  1. to hold, pick up with the fingers or any instrument like pincers or tweezers

Affixed forms

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See also

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