Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *knpur (lime), of Austronesian origin. Cognate with Vietnamese vôi (lime) and Mon ဂပဵု (həpɒ, lime; stalked lime). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ, whence also Malay kapur.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កំបោរ
kṃpor
WT romanisation kɑmbao
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈɓao/

Noun edit

កំបោរ (kɑmbao)

  1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)
  2. plaster

See also edit