វាល

Khmer

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *waal (grazing, open ground).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic វាល
vāl
WT romanisation viəl
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋiəl/

Noun

វាល • (viəl)

  1. plain, large open space, field, clearing
  2. courtyard, plaza
  3. threshing floor

Verb

វាល • (viəl) (abstract noun ការវាល)

  1. to be cleared off/out, emptied (as of a room)

See also

Derived terms

  • ទីវាល (tiiviəl)

Affixed forms

  • ប្រវាល (prɑviəl)
  • ឃ្វាល (khviəl)
  • គង្វាល (kŭəngviəl)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali vāla (tail hair, hair) or Sanskrit वाल (vāla, tail hair, hair).

Pronunciation

Orthographic វាល
vāl
Phonemic វា-លៈ
vā-l`
WT romanisation viəlĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋiə.ˈlĕəʔ/

Noun

វាល • (viəlĕəʼ)

  1. hair, fur, hair of an animal’s tail
Alternative forms
  • វាលៈ (viəlĕəʼ)

Pali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

វាល m

  1. hair of the tail
  2. horsehair
  3. tail
Declension

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Adjective

វាល

  1. malicious, troublesome, difficult
Declension