Khmer

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Etymology

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From សិត (sət, to comb) with reduplicated initial.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic សសិត
ssit
WT romanisation sɑsət
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑ.ˈsət/

Noun

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សសិត (sɑsət)

  1. a kind of sharp-edged grass

Verb

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សសិត (sɑsət) (abstract noun ការសសិត)

  1. to preen (of birds)
  2. to comb the thread on a loom