រាតត្បាត

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali rattapāta (“fall of the red”) (which could be inferred to bloodshed).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រាតត្បាត rātt̥pāt WT romanisation riət tbaat (standard) IPA(key) /riət ˈtɓaːt/

Verb

រាតត្បាត • (riət tbaat) (abstract noun ការរាតត្បាត)

1. to invade, ravage, seize by force
2. to try to enrich oneself to the detriment of others