Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *riəp (to arrange).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic រៀប
riap
WT romanisation riəp
(standard) IPA(key) /riəp/

Verb edit

រៀប (riəp) (abstract noun ការរៀប)

  1. to arrange, organize, prepare, to put in order, to get ready to
  2. to decorate, adorn, dress
  3. to marry (off), arrange a marriage
  4. (dialect, Surin) to repair, fix, mend
  5. to meet a spirit's demands

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

រៀប (riəp) (abstract noun ភាពរៀប)

  1. to be in order, neat

Adverb edit

រៀប (riəp)

  1. almost, (just) about to, on the point of (doing something)

Affixed forms edit