ក្របិ

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin krapi‍
Pallava ‍

Alternative forms

  • ក្របី (“krapī”), ក្របិយ៑ (“krapiy”), ក្របិយ្យ៑ (“krapiyy”), ក្របីយ្យ៑ (“krapīyy”)

Etymology

From ក្រ- (“prefix”) +‎ បិ (pi), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“water buffalo”). Cognate with Halang kơpùa, Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ), Malay kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Tagalog kalabaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krəˈɓiː/

Noun

ក្របិ (krapi)

  1. Bubalus bubalis, water buffalo, carabao.

Descendants

  • Khmer: ក្របី (krɑbəy)
  • → Thai: กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ)
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