ក្រវាត់

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic ក្រវាត់
k̥rvāt´
Phonemic ក្រ-វ៉ាត់
k̥r-v″āt´
WT romanisation krɑvat
(standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈʋat/

Etymology 1

From -វាក់ (-vat, “to go around, gird, criss-cross”) with prefixed krV-. This base is only found in derived forms.

Not related to French cravate.

Verb

ក្រវាត់ • (krɑvat) (abstract noun ការក្រវាត់)

  1. to tie (especially around the waist), to put around, to encircle
    ខ្សែ  ―  krɑvat khsae krɑvat  ―  to put on a belt

Noun

ក្រវាត់ • (krɑvat)

  1. belt, tie
    ខ្សែ  ―  khsae krɑvat  ―  belt
    ក  ―  krɑvat kɑɑ  ―  necktie

Etymology 2

From French cravate.

Noun

ក្រវាត់ • (krɑvat)

  1. alternative form of ក្រាវាត់ (kraavat)
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