លុប

See also: ល្បះ and លេប

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit लुप् (lup, “suppression, dropped, elided”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លុប lup WT romanisation lup (standard) IPA(key) /lup/

Verb

លុប • (lup) (abstract noun ការលុប)

1. to delete, erase, remove traces, eliminate, scrape out, destroy, cross out, wipe off

   ជ័រលុប  ―  cɔə lup  ―  eraser

2. to ruin the reputation
3. to fill up a hole or a pond
4. to exceed, stand out
5. to wash (especially the face by splashing water on it), to clean with liquid
6. to be above all others, be superior, stand out

Alternative forms

• លប់ (lup)

Synonyms

• លោប (loop)