ក្រពើ

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See also: ក្រពះ

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krɓə(ə)ʔ (crocodile). Cognate with Northern Khmer กปฺือ, Pacoh carbơ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រពើ
k̥rboe
WT romanisation krɑpəə
(standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈpəː/

Noun

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ក្រពើ (krɑpəə)

  1. crocodile
  2. alligator
  3. (music) krapeu, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in classical Cambodian music; similar to the Thai จะเข้ (jà-kêe).

Synonyms

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