ខ្នួច

Khmer

Etymology

From កួច (kuəc, “to knot”) with infixed -n- (instrumental).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្នួច
k̥ʰnuac
WT romanisation khnuəc
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰnuəc/

Noun

ខ្នួច • (khnuəc)

  1. knot; short lengths of twisted green bamboo or rattan used to attach thatch to roofs.
  2. (figuratively) desire

Derived terms
  • ខ្នួចចិត្ត (khnuəccəttɑɑ)
  • ត្រូវខ្នួច (trəwkhnuəc)
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