Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From កេះ (keh, to scratch) with reduplicated initial.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កកេះ
kkeḥ
WT romanisation kɑkeh
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑ.ˈkeh/

Verb edit

កកេះ (kɑkeh) (abstract noun ការកកេះ)

  1. to scratch often, to pick out or off
  2. (figuratively) to insist on