Khmer

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *waal (grazing, open ground).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic វាល
vāl
WT romanisation viəl
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋiəl/

Noun

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វាល (viəl)

  1. plain, large open space, field, clearing
  2. courtyard, plaza
  3. threshing floor

Verb

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វាល (viəl) (abstract noun ការវាល)

  1. to be cleared off/out, emptied (as of a room)

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Pali vāla (tail hair, hair) or Sanskrit वाल (vāla, tail hair, hair).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic វាល
vāl
Phonemic វា-លៈ
vā-l`
WT romanisation viəlĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋiə.ˈlĕəʔ/

Noun

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វាល (viəlĕəʼ)

  1. hair, fur, hair of an animal’s tail
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Pali

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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វាល m

  1. hair of the tail
  2. horsehair
  3. tail
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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វាល

  1. malicious, troublesome, difficult
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