Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ខិត (khət, to stop someone from doing something) with infixed -VN- (resultative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កំហិត
kṃhit
WT romanisation kɑmhət
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈhət/

Noun edit

កំហិត (kɑmhət)

  1. limit, restriction, condition; compulsion, constraint, coercion; deadline
  2. advance payment, deposit