ប្រវេប្រវា

Khmer

Etymology

Alliterative reduplication of ប្រវា (prɑvaa, “to grasp”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ប្រវេប្រវា
p̥rvep̥rvā
Phonemic ប្រ-វ៉េ ប្រ-វ៉ា
p̥r-v″e p̥r-v″ā
WT romanisation prɑvee prɑvaa
(standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.ʋeː prɑ.ʋaː/

Verb

ប្រវេប្រវា • (prɑvee prɑvaa) (abstract noun ការប្រវេប្រវា)

  1. to try to grasp, to scramble to get a hold (as in a life or death situation), to struggle (to stay afloat), to try desperately
    គេឥឡូវកំពុងទប់កំណើននៃការឆ្លងជំងឺ
    kei ʼəyləw kɑmpung prɑvee prɑvaa tup kɑmnaən nɨy kaa chlɑɑng cumngɨɨ
    They're​ trying desperately to contain the increase in contaminations.
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