ផ្ទាត់

Khmer

Etymology

From ទាត់ (tŏət, “to kick”) with prefixed p-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ទាត់ p̥ʰdāt´ WT romanisation phtŏət (standard) IPA(key) /pʰtŏət/

Verb

ផ្ទាត់ • (phtŏət) (abstract noun ការផ្ទាត់)

1. to flick (with the fingers), tap, touch lightly
2. to turn over (e.g., a page)
3. to twitch
4. to flap, flop (as rubber sandals)

Derived terms

• ស្បែកជើងផ្ទាត់ (sbaek cəəŋ ptoat, “slipper”)