ក្ទម្ព

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer កទម្វ (kadamva), កទំ (kadaṃ) (first attested in c. 578-677), from Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba), कदम्बक (kadambaka). Cognate with Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m, “Mitragyna spp.”), Lao ກະທ່ອມ (ka thǭm), Pali kadamba.

Pronunciation

Orthographic ក្ទម្ព k̥dm̥b Phonemic ក្ទម k̥dm WT romanisation ktɔɔm (standard) IPA(key) /kʰtɔːm/

Noun

ក្ទម្ព • (ktɔɔm)

1. kratom