ខះខំ

Khmer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខះខំ kʰḥkʰṃ WT romanisation khah khɑm (standard) IPA(key) /kʰah ˈkʰɑm/

Verb

ខះខំ • (khah khɑm) (abstract noun ការខះខំ)

1. to try harder, to make strenuous efforts