ខ្លាច

Khmer

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Khmer คลาจ.

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លាច k̥ʰlāc WT romanisation khlaac (standard) IPA(key) /kʰlaːc/

Adjective

ខ្លាច • (khlaac) (abstract noun ភាពខ្លាច)

1. to be scared, afraid

Verb

ខ្លាច • (khlaac) (abstract noun ការខ្លាច)

1. to fear, be afraid
2. to respect

Conjunction

ខ្លាច • (khlach)

1. lest, for fear that

Related terms

• ដោយខ្លាច (daoykhlaac)
• សេចក្តីខ្លាច (sacktəy khlaac)

Affixed forms

• កំលាច (kɑmliəc)