ឈ្លប

Khmer

Etymology

From លប (lɔɔp, to spy upon) with prefixed c-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្លប
j̥ʰlp
WT romanisation chlɔɔp
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰlɔːp/

Noun

ឈ្លប • (chlɔɔp)

  1. spy
  2. guerrilla forces, irregular forces

Verb

ឈ្លប • (chlɔɔp) (abstract noun ការឈ្លប)

  1. to sneak, do something in secret, furtively, stealthily
  2. to stalk, spy on, observe furtively