From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Cognate with Halang kơpùa, Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ), Malay kerbau, Tagalog kalabaw, Khmer ក្របី (krɑbəy)
kĕbo
