គាប

Khmer

Etymology

From Min Nan 掐 (khiap, “pinch”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	គាប gāp
WT romanisation	kiəp
(standard) IPA^(key)	/kiəp/

Verb

គាប • (kiəp) (abstract noun ការគាប)

to press, compress, pinch, hold by means of pliers or tweezers
to compress, pinch, press
to squeeze between two pieces of wood
to crush

See also

កៀប (kiep)
រឹត (riit)

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