Where does “បោកចំបាប់” come from?
បោកចំបាប់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បោក — to beat, to smash, to throw violently.
បោកចំបាប់ (Khmer): to wrestle (Khmer traditional wrestling, a folk wrestling style of Cambodia)
Definitions
- to wrestle (Khmer traditional wrestling, a folk wrestling style of Cambodia)
Ancestry of “បោកចំបាប់”, step by step
បោកចំបាប់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បោក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បោក | to beat, to smash, to throw violently |
via Khmer ចំបាប់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចំបាប់ | to engage in hand-to-hand combat |