សំពះ

See also: ស្ពៃ and សេព

Khmer

Etymology

Compare with Old Javanese sĕmbah.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សំពះ
sṃbḥ
WT romanisation sɑmpĕəh
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈpĕəh/

Verb

សំពះ • (sɑmpĕəh) (abstract noun ការសំពះ)

  1. to salute by placing both hands together, palm to palm, in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (the sampeah is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving)

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