ចារ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចារ cār Phonemic ចា / ចា-រៈ- / ចា-រ៉ៈ- cā / cā-r`- / cā-r″`- WT romanisation caa, caarĕəʼ, caaraʼ (standard) IPA(key) /caː/ ~ /caː.rĕəʔ./ ~ /caː.raʔ./

Etymology 1

from Pali cara

Verb

ចារ • (caa) (abstract noun ការចារ)

1. to investigate, spy

Derived terms

• ចារបុរស (caaraʼborɑh)​

Etymology 2

Verb

ចារ • (caa) (abstract noun ការចារ)

1. to carve, inscribe (on stone, leaves)
2. to build a low fence or border, to plant a hedge

Affixed forms

• ចំណារ (cɑmnaa)