កីឡា

See also: កុឡា and កូឡា

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali kīḷā (“sport; play”). Cognate with Thai กีฬา (gii-laa), Lao ກີລາ (kī lā) or ກິລາ (ki lā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កីឡា kīḷā WT romanisation kəylaa (standard) IPA(key) /kəj.ˈlaː/

Noun

កីឡា • (kəylaa)

1. sport

Derived terms

• កីឡាដ្ឋាន (kəylaathaan, “arena”)
• កីឡាបាល់ទាត់ (kəylaa bal tŏət, “football, soccer”)
• កីឡាបាល់ទះ (kəylaa bal tĕəh, “volleyball”)