ខ្នួច

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Khmer

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ខ្នួច (khnuəc)

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

Derived terms

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