កូដកម្ម

Khmer

Etymology

Possibly Pali kūṭa (false) +‎ Pali kamma (work), in which case a pun on Pali kūṭa (hammer (a striking implement)) cannot be ruled out.

Pronunciation

Orthographic កូដកម្ម
kūṭkm̥m
Phonemic កូ-ដៈ-កាំ
kū-ṭ`-kāṃ
WT romanisation koudaʼkam
(standard) IPA(key) /kou.ɗaʔ.kam/

Noun

កូដកម្ម • (koudaʼkam)

  1. (labor) strike