Khmer

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Etymology

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From ភូត (phuut, to lie) with prefixed kVN- (specializing).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic កំភូត
kṃbʰūt
WT romanisation kɑmphuut
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈpʰuːt/

Verb

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កំភូត (kɑmphuut) (abstract noun ការកំភូត)

  1. to lie, to tell a lie; to deceive

Adjective

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កំភូត (kɑmphuut) (abstract noun ភាពកំភូត)

  1. to be a liar, deceitful

Noun

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កំភូត (kɑmphuut)

  1. a lie
  2. liar, cheater