Khmer edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ស្រាល (sraal, to be light) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic សំរាល
sṃrāl
Phonemic សំ-រ៉ាល
sṃ-r″āl
WT romanisation sɑmraal
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈraːl/

Verb edit

សំរាល (sɑmraal) (abstract noun ការសំរាល)

  1. to make something lighter, to lighten, to reduce the weight, to relieve (of a burden)
  2. to give birth, to deliver a baby