កាត់

កាត់

See also: កើត

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kac ~ *kat; cognate with Pacoh cát, Vietnamese cắt and Bahnar kăt.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កាត់ kāt´ WT romanisation kat (standard) IPA(key) /kat/

Verb

កាត់ • (kat) (abstract noun ការកាត់)

1. to cut, cut off, slice, slit
2. to divide, detach
3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through, cut across, take a short cut
4. to interrupt
5. to solve, untangle
6. to settle (a matter)
7. to decide (a legal case)
8. to ignite, catch fire, start (a fire)
9. to set, fix, judge

Adjective

កាត់ • (kat) (abstract noun ភាពកាត់)

1. shortened, abbreviated
2. of mixed blood, half-breed, hybrid (said of people or animals)

Preposition

កាត់ • (kat)

1. across, through

See also

• តាម (taam)
• តាមចន្លោះ (taam cɑnlɑh)

Adverb

កាត់ • (kat)

1. briefly