Khmer

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Khmer កោរ (kora), កោ (ko, to shave (off)), first attested in 1577. Compare Thai โกน (goon).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic កោរ
kor
WT romanisation kao
(standard) IPA(key) /kao/

Verb

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កោរ (kao) (abstract noun ការកោរ)

  1. to shave
  2. to take advantage of, to cheat, to rip off

Derived terms

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Affixed forms

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