ខ្នួច

Khmer

Etymology

From កួច (kuəc, “to knot”) with infixed -n- (instrumental).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្នួច k̥ʰnuac WT romanisation khnuəc (standard) IPA(key) /kʰnuəc/

Noun

ខ្នួច • (khnuəc)

1. knot; short lengths of twisted green bamboo or rattan used to attach thatch to roofs.
2. (figuratively) desire

Derived terms

• ខ្នួចចិត្ត (khnuəccəttɑɑ)
• ត្រូវខ្នួច (trəwkhnuəc)