ឈប់
chup
The English word stop is translated into Khmer as ឈប់ (chup).
ឈប់ is used both for stopping an action (like fighting) and for a person or vehicle coming to a standstill.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
បញ្ឈប់ is a formal version of the word. The phrase ឈប់ហើយ is an informal way to say 'stop already'.
How does it change in a sentence?
ឈប់ can be used alone as an imperative command to mean 'Stop!' To say 'stop doing something', place the verb immediately after ឈប់.
How do you pronounce it?
chup
Did you know?
- The word ឈប់ is not native to Old Khmer but was borrowed from Western Cham.
- In Cambodia, if you want to tell a driver to stop a vehicle, you often use ឈប់ combined with a specific hand gesture rather than just shouting the word.
- In some contexts, using the imperative ឈប់! too loudly in public can be perceived as a direct confrontation rather than a simple request to halt an action.
Examples in context
- ឈប់វៃ!Stop fighting!This sentence shows how to use ឈប់ as an imperative command.Tatoeba #11479481 by Vethya, translation #2111501 by CK
- ឈប់វៃថម។Stop hitting Tom.This sentence demonstrates the use of ឈប់ followed by a verb.Tatoeba #11498914 by Vethya, translation #4667244 by CK
- ឈប់លេងច្រើន!Stop monkeying around!This sentence shows ឈប់ used to command the cessation of an activity.Tatoeba #11486114 by Vethya, translation #1296658 by marcusps
- សូមបញ្ឈប់និយាយPlease stop talking.
- 13 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Vibol and Sreynee are walking in a park.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyវិបុល ឈប់ដើរមួយភ្លែតសិន។Vibol chhob daeu muoy phlet sin.Vibol, stop walking for a moment.
- វិបុល Vibolតើមានរឿងអ្វីមែនទេ ស្រីនី?tae mean rueang avay men te, Sreynee?Is something wrong, Sreynee?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyខ្ញុំហត់ខ្លាំងណាស់។khnhom hot khlang nah.I am very tired.
- វិបុល Vibolអញ្ចឹង យើងឈប់នៅទីនេះ។anh-cheng yeung chhob nov ti-nis.Then, let's stop right here.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ឈប់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ឈប់, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
