ក្អែប

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔip ~ *(k)ʔiip ~ *kʔiəp ~ *kʔə()p ~ *kʔup ~ *kʔaip ~ *khaip (“centipede”); cognate with Temiar ka'eb, Bahnar kơep, Halang gơjip, Pacoh cahep/caheip, Khmu kʔiːp, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kaēap.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ក្អែប k̥ʾaep
WT romanisation	kʾaep
(standard) IPA^(key)	/kʔaep/

Noun

ក្អែប • (kʾaep)

centipede