U+1782, គ
KHMER LETTER KO

[U+1781]
Khmer
[U+1783]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic
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WT romanisation kɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /kɔː/

Letter

គ, ្គ • (kɔɔ)

  1. third letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Usage notes

Adjective

• (kɔɔ)

  1. mute; silent; deaf
    មនុស្ស  ―  mɔnuh kɔɔ  ―  deaf person/people

Noun

• (kɔɔ)

  1. kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
    ដាំដើម  ―  dam daəm kɔɔ  ―  to plant a kapok tree (a play on words meaning "to be silent", used during the Khmer Rouge era)