ខិតខំ

Khmer

Etymology

Alliterative reduplication of ខំ (khɑm, “to try hard”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខិតខំ kʰitkʰṃ WT romanisation khət khɑm (standard) IPA(key) /kʰət ˈkʰɑm/

Verb

ខិតខំ • (khət khɑm) (abstract noun ការខិតខំ)

1. to strive, to make more strenuous efforts, to try harder, to work harder

Affixed forms

• បង្ខិតបង្ខំ (bɑngkhət bɑngkhɑm)