Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សល្យ
sl̥y
Phonemic ស័-ល្យៈ
s˘-l̥y`
WT romanisation salyĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /sal.ˈjĕəʔ/

Adjective

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សល្យ (salyĕəʼ) (abstract noun ភាពសល្យ)

  1. (in compounds) to be surgical