ខ្លា

See also: ខ្លះ and ខ្លី

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (“tiger”). Cognate with Mon ကၠ (klaˀ) and Vietnamese khái. Munda cognates include Santali ᱠᱩᱞ (kul). Doublet of ខាល (khaal), a Vietic loan.

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លា
k̥ʰlā
WT romanisation khlaa
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰlaː/

Noun

ខ្លា • (khlaa)

  1. tiger
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