ម្រេច

ម្រេច

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica, “black pepper”). Compare Baluchi مرچ‎ (mirc), Hindi मिर्च (mirc), Kyrgyz мурч (murç), Urdu مرچ‎ (mirc), Uzbek murch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ម្រេច m̥rec WT romanisation mrɨc (standard) IPA(key) /mrɨc/

Noun

ម្រេច • (mrɨc)

1. black pepper (Piper nigrum)