ជូត
Khmer
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟuːtʔ (“to wipe”). Cognate with Mon ဇိုတ် (cɜ̀t), Pacoh dyuat, Koho juut.
Verb
ជូត • (cuut) (abstract noun ការជូត)
Affixed forms
- ជំនូត (cumnuut)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Khmer ជូត (jūt, jūta), ជូត្រ (jūtra, “rat (zodiac)”), from Proto-Vietic *k-ɟɔːt (“squirrel”). Compare Thai ชวด (chûuat); Vietnamese chuột.
Noun
ជូត • (cuut)