Khmer

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Adjective

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រៀប (riəp) (abstract noun ភាពរៀប)

  1. to be in order, neat

Adverb

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រៀប (riəp)

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

Affixed forms

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