Khmer Dictionary: ជើងកប

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  1. ជើងកប [cəəŋ kɑɑp]
    site of a disaster / catastrophe, crash site; spot esp. along a river or stream where someone was drowned (these places are much feared); aura of danger surrounding some spot; to be (very) dangerous (describing places where accidents frequently happen)
    Eg. មាត់ទ្វារកំពតជើងកបណាស់​ មានភ្លូកឡានរៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ: The entrance to Kampot is very dangerous; there are automobile accidents there every year.
  2. យកជើងកប [yɔɔ kɑɑ cəəŋ kɑɑp]
    to be dangerous (refers to places in which misfortunes constantly occur)
    Eg. កំពង់​នេះយកជើងកបរាល់ឆ្នាំ: This river bank is where each year some disaster occurs (e.g. a drowning, crocodile attack, etc.)