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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gəp ~ *gap (“friend; to associate”);[1] cognates include Muong cặp (“to meet”), Vietnamese gặp (“to meet”), Khasi kap (“to meet friends”).
Verb
គប់ • (kup) (abstract noun ការគប់)
- to associate with, to befriend
Etymology 2
Verb
គប់ • (kup) (abstract noun ការគប់)
- to throw, to cast
- to strike with a wooden mallet
Noun
គប់ • (kup)
- wooden mallet
- faggot, bundle of sticks or straw used as a torch
- trophy, award
References
- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1241, p. 341