ខ្នើត

Khmer

Etymology

From កើត (kaət, “to be born”) with infixed -n-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្នើត k̥ʰnoet WT romanisation khnaət (standard) IPA(key) /kʰnaət/

Noun

ខ្នើត • (khnaət)

1. 15-day period of the waxing moon: from the day of the new moon to the full moon

   Antonym: រនោច (rɔnooc)

References

• ខ្នើត in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• ខ្នើត in Chuon Nath (1967) Khmer-Khmer Dictionary. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.