See also: កើត

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kat ~ *kaat; cognate with Pacoh cát, Bahnar kăt, Car Nicobarese köt. Unrelated to Vietnamese cắt.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កាត់
kāt´
WT romanisation kat
(standard) IPA(key) /kat/

Verb edit

កាត់ (kat) (abstract noun ការកាត់)

  1. to cut, cut off, slice, slit
  2. to divide, detach
  3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through, cut across, take a shortcut
  4. to interrupt
  5. to solve, to settle (a matter), to decide (a legal case), to judge
  6. to ignite, catch fire, start (a fire)

Adjective edit

កាត់ (kat) (abstract noun ភាពកាត់)

  1. shortened, abbreviated
  2. of mixed blood, half-breed, hybrid (said of people or animals)

Preposition edit

កាត់ (kat)

  1. across, through

See also edit

Adverb edit

កាត់ (kat)

  1. briefly

Affixed forms edit