ហើរ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ហើរ hoer WT romanisation haə (standard) IPA(key) /haə/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər (“to fly”); cognate with Northern Khmer เฮฺิร, Khasi her (“to fly”) Thai เหิน (hə̌ən, “to fly”)

Verb

ហើរ • (haə) (abstract noun ការហើរ)

1. to fly (as a bird)
2. to soar, to float about in the wind (as a kite)
3. to spread (of rumors, news)
4. to fade (of colors), to evaporate (of scents)

See also

• ហោះ (hɑh)

Affixed forms

• បង្ហើរ (bɑnghaə)
• រហើរ (rɔhaə)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ហើរ • (haə) (abstract noun ភាពហើរ)

1. Alternative form of ហឹរ (haə): hot, spicy

Affixed forms

• ប្រហើរ (prɑhaə)