ក្ដាម
Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”). Cognate with Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khasi tham, Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam), Car Nicobarese ka-tām, Malay ketam, Brunei Malay katam, and Tagalog katang.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ក្ដាម • (kdaam)
- (zoology) crab
- ក្ដាមសេះ ― kdaam seh ― horseshoe crab
- តង្កៀបក្ដាម ― tɑngkiəp kdaam ― crab claw
- (pathology) cramp
- ក្ដាមកាច់ ― kdaam kac ― leg cramp