Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ក្រ (krɑɑ, poor) with infixed -VN- (processive).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic កំរ
kṃr
Phonemic កំ-រ៉
kṃ-r″
WT romanisation kɑmrɑɑ
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈrɑː/

Noun edit

កំរ (kɑmrɑɑ)

  1. poverty
  2. scarcity
  3. difficulty
  4. curio, curiosity, a rare find