តម្រូវ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• តំរូវ (tɑmrɨw), ដំរូវ (dɑmrɨw)

Etymology

From ត្រូវ (trəw, “to be correct”) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic តម្រូវ tm̥rūv WT romanisation tɑmrɨw (standard) IPA(key) /tɑm.ˈrɨw/

Verb

តម្រូវ • (tɑmrɨw) (abstract noun ការតម្រូវ)

1. to adjust (to), to adapt, to correct
2. to enforce, to require
3. to assign specific work to be done