ស្លាប់

See also: ស្លាប

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្លាប់ s̥lāp´ WT romanisation slap (standard) IPA(key) /slap/

Verb

ស្លាប់ • (slap) (abstract noun ការស្លាប់)

1. to die
2. to be dead, lifeless, numb, paralyzed
3. (of machines) to stop running, cease functioning

Usage notes

ស្លាប់ has a neutral connotation; for animals, you should use ងាប់...ងាប់ is pejorative when referring to human beings. Use សុគត or អនិច្ចធម្ម when speaking of Buddhist monks; and use សោយទិវង្គត for the king. There are numerous euphemisms for the verb ‘to die’, such as ទទួលអនិច្ចកម្ម.

Adverb

ស្លាប់ • (slap)

1. too, excessively