ស្អិត

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔit ~ *cʔiit (“sticky”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្អិត s̥ʼit WT romanisation sʼət (standard) IPA(key) /sʔət/

Adjective

ស្អិត • (sʼət) (abstract noun ភាពស្អិត)

1. to be sticky
   1. to be adhesive, adherent
   2. to be stuck (to), attached (to)
   3. to be addictive
   4. to be sticky, muggy (of the weather)
2. to be loath to forgive someone, reluctant to forget someone's mistake

Adverb

ស្អិត • (sʼət)

1. closely, sticking like glue