ចត់

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese chát and Proto-Khmuic *c₁at (“sour”) (whence Khmu cat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចត់
ct´
WT romanisation cɑt
(standard) IPA(key) /cɑt/

Adjective

ចត់ • (cɑt) (abstract noun ភាពចត់)

  1. bitter (as an unripe guava), tart

Derived terms

  • ចំណត់ (châmnât)
  • ម្ចត់ (mcɑt)

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See also

Basic tastes in Khmer · រស (rŭəh) (layout · text)
អែម (ʼaem) អម្ពិល (ʼɑmpɨl), ជូរ (cuu) ប្រៃ (pray) ចត់ (cɑt), ល្វីង (lviing) ហឹរ (haə) ប្រៃ (pray)

References

  • ចត់ in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • ចត់ in Chuon Nath (1967) Khmer-Khmer Dictionary. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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