ខ្មៅ

See also: ខម

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *kmuːʔ (“dirty”). Cognate with Mundari हुमु (humu, “dirty”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មៅ
k̥ʰmau
WT romanisation khmaw
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaw/

Adjective

ខ្មៅ • (khmaw) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មៅ)

  1. black

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Khmer · ពណ៌ (pɔə) (layout · text)
     ស (sɑɑ)      ប្រផេះ (prɑpheh)      ខ្មៅ (khmaw)
             ក្រហម (krɑhɑɑm)              ទឹកក្រូច (tɨk krouc); ត្នោត (tnaot)              លឿង (lɨəng)
                          បៃតង (baytɑɑng)             
                                       ខៀវ (khiəw)
             ស្វាយ (svaay)              ស្វាយ (svaay)              ផ្កាឈូក (phkaa chuuk)
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