Where does “ឡប់ឡែ” come from?

ឡប់ឡែ (Khmer) comes from Thai ลับแล, from Thai ลับ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ — to sharpen; hidden; secret.

ឡប់ឡែ (Khmer): (folding) screen, divider; fig figurehead, stooge, front man

Definitions

  1. (folding) screen, divider; fig figurehead, stooge, front man

Ancestry of “ឡប់ឡែ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลับแลscreen or barrier, especially one in the form of a flat panel standing on attached feet
2Thaiลับto sharpen; hidden from sight; secret
3Proto-Southwestern Tailapᴰ²ˢto sharpen; hidden; secret
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ →Every word from Thai ลับ →Every word from Thai ลับแล →