ស្ងាប

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sʔaap (to yawn). Cognate with Mon ဒအာပ်, Bahnar kơ'ngap, Pacoh ng-ap, Vietnamese ngáp, Central Nicobarese hing-âp.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្ងាប
s̥ṅāp
WT romanisation sngaap
(standard) IPA(key) /sŋaːp/

Verb

ស្ងាប • (sngaap) (abstract noun ការស្ងាប)

  1. to yawn

Affixed forms

  • សំងាប (sɑmngiəp)