ស្ញប់ស្ញែង

Khmer

Etymology

Synonymous compound of ស្ញប់ (sñɑp) +‎ ស្ញែង (sñaeng), also an alliterative reduplication.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្ញប់ស្ញែង s̥ñp´s̥ñaeṅ WT romanisation sñɑp sñaeng (standard) IPA(key) /sɲɑp ˈsɲaeŋ/

Verb

ស្ញប់ស្ញែង • (sñɑp sñaeng)

1. to fear and admire at the same time; to be in awe of someone or something