Khmer

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Etymology

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From Thai แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp), from Middle Chinese (MC pjop). Cognate with Vietnamese phép, Thai แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp), Lao ແບບ (bǣp), Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠ᨷ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic បែប
paep
WT romanisation baep
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaep/

Noun

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បែប (baep)

  1. kind, sort, model, type
  2. style, shape, aspect, condition
  3. method, way