Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លឹម
k̥ʰlẏm
WT romanisation khləm
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰləm/

Noun edit

ខ្លឹម (khləm)

  1. pith, heart, core
  2. essence, quintessence

Adjective edit

ខ្លឹម (khləm) (abstract noun ភាពខ្លឹម)

  1. to be hard (of wood)
  2. to be important, valuable