Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer (ka/ko, a conjunction marking a consequential clause; to happen, to occur; to begin to start; etc). Compare Thai ก็ (gɔ̂) and Mon ကဵု.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ក៏
kʿ
Phonemic
k
WT romanisation kɑɑ
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑː/

Conjunction edit

ក៏ (kɑɑ)

  1. also, too
    ...ក៏...ក៏
    kɑɑkɑɑ
    both ... and ...
    ...ក៏...ដែរ
    kɑɑ … dae
    ... and ... also, as well, too
  2. then, therefore, so, accordingly