Khmer

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Etymology

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For the noun, cognate with Northern Khmer ตฺีบ.

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ទៀប
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WT romanisation tiəp
(standard) IPA(key) /tiəp/

Noun

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ទៀប (tiəp)

  1. custard apple; sugar apple

Descendants

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  • Lao: ຂຽບ (khīap)
  • Isan: เขียบ

Adverb

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ទៀប (tiəp)

  1. almost; nearly

Adjective

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ទៀប (tiəp) (abstract noun ភាពទៀប)

  1. (to be) near; close