Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Khmer កោរ (kora), កោ (ko, to shave (off)), first attested in 1577. Compare Thai โกน (goon).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កោរ
kor
WT romanisation kao
(standard) IPA(key) /kao/

Verb edit

កោរ (kao) (abstract noun ការកោរ)

  1. to shave
  2. to take advantage of, to cheat, to rip off

Derived terms edit

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