កំបោរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *knpur (“lime”), of Austronesian origin. Cognate with Vietnamese vôi (“lime”) and Mon ဂပဵု (həpɒ, “lime; stalked lime”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ, whence also Malay kapur.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កំបោរ kṃpor WT romanisation kɑmbao (standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈɓao/

Noun

កំបោរ • (kɑmbao)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)
2. plaster

See also

• កប៌ូរ (kaabou)