ជូរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟuʔ ~ *ɟɔʔ (“sour”). Cognate with Vietnamese chua and Khasi jew.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ជូរ
jūr
WT romanisation cuu
(standard) IPA(key) /cuː/

Adjective

ជូរ • (cuu) (abstract noun ភាពជូរ)

  1. sour, bitter, tart

Derived terms

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

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