ក្រូច

Khmer

Etymology

From Cham krač, krṷơč, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”). Cognate with Mon ကြုတ် (“kaffir lime”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រូច k̥rūc WT romanisation krouc (standard) IPA(key) /krouc/

Noun

ក្រូច • (krouc)

1. citrus fruit, orange
2. kind of woody vine (Illigera sp.)