Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From អប (ʼɑɑp, to strengthen, reinforce) with prefixed p-.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្អប
p̥ʰʼp
WT romanisation phʼɑɑp
(standard) IPA(key) /pʔɑːp/

Verb edit

ផ្អប (phʼɑɑp) (abstract noun ការផ្អប)

  1. to strengthen, to reinforce, to support (with crosspieces or struts)
  2. to move close to