ត្រកួត

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *trkɔːtˀ. Cognate with Alak takɔːt, Pacoh tarcot, Khmu [Cuang] trkʰɔːt.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ត្រកួត
t̥rkuat
WT romanisation trɑkuət
(standard) IPA(key) /trɑ.ˈkuət/

Noun

ត្រកួត • (trɑkuət)

  1. monitor lizard (prob. Varanus nebulosus)

Derived terms

  • អណ្ដាតត្រកួត (ʼɑɑndaattrɑɑkuət)

Descendants

  • Lao: ຈະກວດ (cha kūat)
  • Thai: ตะกวด (dtà-gùuat)