Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ខះខំ (khah khɑm) (abstract noun ការខះខំ)

  1. to try harder, to make strenuous efforts