khap

See also: khāp, khắp, khạp, khấp, and khập

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *kap (“to fasten”). Compare Koho bəkap. May be connected to *giəp ~ *gap ~ *gaap, in which case cognate with Vietnamese cặp, Nancowry kə́p (“hold”), and Khmer កៀប (kiəp), គាប (kiəp); has also been linked to Chinese 挾 (OC *skaːb, *ɡeːb, “press, pinch, carry”).[1]

Verb

khap

  1. fasten, bind, tie
  2. close
  3. border on, gripe

Noun

khap

  1. ditch around a fence
  2. drain in a hali (paddy field)
  3. border, side

References

  1. ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entries #1232 and 1239. p. 338, 340.
  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 27. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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