ជូរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟuʔ ~ *ɟɔʔ (“sour”). Cognate with Vietnamese chua and Khasi jew.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ជូរ jūr WT romanisation cuu (standard) IPA(key) /cuː/

Adjective

ជូរ • (cuu) (abstract noun ភាពជូរ)

1. sour, bitter, tart
2. harsh

Derived terms

• គ្រជូរ (krɔcuu)
• ម្ជូរ (mcuu)

See also

Basic tastes in Khmer · រស (rŭəh) (layout · text)
អែម (ʼaem)	អម្ពិល (ʼɑmpɨl), ជូរ (cuu)	ប្រៃ (pray)	ចត់ (cɑt), ល្វីង (lviing)	ហឹរ (haə)	ប្រៃ (pray)

References

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