ខ្មៅ

ខ្មៅ

See also: ខម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kmuuʔ ~ kmuəʔ ~ kməʔ. Munda cognates include Mundari हुमु (humu, “dirty”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មៅ k̥ʰmau WT romanisation khmaw (standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaw/

Adjective

ខ្មៅ • (khmaw) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មៅ)

1. black

Derived terms

• ខ្មៅដៃ (khmawday, “pencil”)
• សរសៃឈាមខ្មៅ (sɑɑsaychiəmkhmaw, “vein”)