រៀប

See also: រាប់, រូប, and រាប

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *riəp (“to arrange”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រៀប riap WT romanisation riəp (standard) IPA(key) /riəp/

Verb

រៀប • (riəp) (abstract noun ការរៀប)

1. to arrange, organize, prepare
2. to get ready, to decorate
3. to put in order
4. to dress, adorn
5. to marry (off), arrange a marriage
6. (dialect, Surin) to repair, fix, mend
7. to meet a spirit's demands

Derived terms

• របៀប (rɔbiəp)
• រៀបចំ (riəp cɑm)
• រៀបរាប់ (riəp rŏəp)
• រៀបការ (riəp kaa, “knot”)

Adjective

រៀប • (riəp) (abstract noun ភាពរៀប)

1. in order, neat

Adverb

រៀប • (riəp)

1. almost, (just) about to, on the point of (doing something)