Khmer

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Etymology

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From ក្រៃ (kray, in excess) with infixed -VN-. Compare Thai กำไร (gam-rai).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic កម្រៃ
km̥rai
Phonemic កំ-រ៉ៃ
kṃ-r″ai
WT romanisation kɑmray
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈraj/

Noun

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កម្រៃ (kɑmray)

  1. gain, profit, benefit, earning, advantage