Khmer

Noun

ភាព • ‎(pʰiep)

1. state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, nature, aspect

   ភាពកណ្ដាល‎ ― pʰiep kɑndaal ― intermediate state (literally, state of middle)

2. character
3. form, manner, way

   រូបភាព‎ ― ruup pʰiep ― image, picture (literally, image, representation+form)

4. (Buddhism) doctrine of "coming into existence"
5. functions as a nominalizing element, forming compounds with verbal roots (usually in suffixed but occasionally prefixed): -ness

   ភាពក្ដៅ‎ ― pʰiep kdav ― ardor, earnestness (literally, -ness+it is hot)

   ភាពកំរោល‎ ― pʰiep kɑmraol ― brutality, cruelty (literally, -ness+to be violent, cruel)

   កម្មិកភាព‎ ― kammɨk pʰiep ― activity (literally, to be active+-ness)

   គម្ភីរភាព‎ ― kumpʰii pʰiep ― profundity, depth (literally, to be meaningful, profound+-ness)

   ឋានភាព‎ ― tʰaan pʰiep ― position, status, rank (literally, place, location+-ness)

Derived terms

• ទេសភាព ‎(teehsa’ pʰiep, “view”)
• បុគ្គលិកភាព ‎(bokkea’lɨk pʰiep, “privacy”)
• ភាពក្រ ‎(pʰiep krɑɑ, “poverty”)
• ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅ ‎(pʰiep lŋʊəŋ klav, “ignorance”)

See also

• ការ ‎(kaa)