ខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន

Khmer

Etymology

Alliterative reduplication of ខ្ជាប់ (khcŏəp, “to stick to, to be tenacious”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន k̥ʰjāp´k̥ʰjuan WT romanisation khcŏəp khcuən (standard) IPA(key) /kʰcŏəp ˈkʰcuən/

Adjective

ខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន • (khcŏəp khcuən) (abstract noun ភាពខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន)​

1. to be long-lasting, durable, constant
2. to be persistent, persevering, tenacious
3. to be strict (in following the rules, in being punctual)
4. to be firm, solid (of an idea)