ភាព

See also: ភព

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit भव (bhava, “state of being, existence, character, being”). Compare Chinese 法 (fǎ), Vietnamese phép, pháp.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភាព bʰāb WT romanisation phiəp (standard) IPA(key) /pʰiəp/

Noun

ភាព • (phiəp)

1. state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, nature, aspect

   ភាពកណ្ដាល ― pʰiep kɑndaal ― intermediate state (literally, state of middle)

2. character
3. form, manner, way

   រូបភាព ― ruup pʰiep ― image, picture (literally, image, representation+form)

4. (Buddhism) doctrine of "coming into existence"
5. functions as a nominalizing element, forming compounds with verbal roots (usually in suffixed but occasionally prefixed): -ness

   ភាពក្ដៅ ― pʰiep kdav ― ardor, earnestness (literally, -ness+it is hot)

   ភាពកំរោល ― pʰiep kɑmraol ― brutality, cruelty (literally, -ness+to be violent, cruel)

   កម្មិកភាព ― kammɨk pʰiep ― activity (literally, to be active+-ness)

   គម្ភីរភាព ― kumpʰii pʰiep ― profundity, depth (literally, to be meaningful, profound+-ness)

   ឋានភាព ― tʰaan pʰiep ― position, status, rank (literally, place, location+-ness)

Derived terms

• ទេសភាព (teehsa’ pʰiep, “view”)
• បុគ្គលិកភាព (bokkea’lɨk pʰiep, “privacy”)
• ភាពក្រ (pʰiep krɑɑ, “poverty”)
• ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ (pʰiep lŋʊəŋ klav, “ignorance”)

See also

• ការ (kaa)