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Khmer
Etymology
From Sanskrit भव (bhava, “state of being, existence, character, being”). Compare Chinese 法 (fǎ), Vietnamese phép, pháp.
Pronunciation
Noun
ភាព • (phiəp)
- state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect
- ភាពកណ្ដាល ― pʰiep kɑndaal ― intermediate state (literally, state of middle)
- character
- form, manner, way
- រូបភាព ― ruup pʰiep ― image, picture (literally, image, representation+form)
- (Buddhism) doctrine of "coming into existence"
- functions as a nominalizing element, forming compounds with terms of adjectival meaning, and normally prefixed to native words and suffixed to words of Indic origin (usually appearing in their bound form): -ness, state of being...
- ភាពក្ដៅ ― pʰiep kdav ― ardor, earnestness (literally, -ness + to be hot)
- ភាពកំរោល ― pʰiep kɑmraol ― brutality, cruelty (literally, -ness + to be violent, cruel)
- កម្មិកភាព ― kammɨkaʼ-pʰiep ― activity (literally, to be active + - ness)
- គម្ភីរភាព ― kumpʰiireaʼ-pʰiep ― profundity, depth (literally, to be meaningful, profound + -ness)
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