ច្បាប់

See also: ចំបាប់

Khmer

Etymology

From Middle Khmer ច្បាប្ប (cpāppa). Cognate with Thai ฉบับ (chà-bàp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ច្បាប់ c̥pāp´ WT romanisation cbap (standard) IPA(key) /cɓap/

Noun

ច្បាប់ • (cbap)

1. law, legal code, rule, regulation
2. custom, moral precept, code of conduct
3. gnomic poem
4. permission
5. copy (of a document), issue, version

Derived terms

• តាមច្បាប់ (taam cbap)
• ស្របច្បាប់ (srɑɑp cbap)

Classifier

ច្បាប់ • (cbap)

1. classifier for letters, notes, documents, stories, or copies of documents, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines

Verb

ច្បាប់ • (cbap) (abstract noun ការច្បាប់)

1. to be on temporary detached duty