Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្វះ
k̥ʰvḥ
WT romanisation khvah
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰʋah/

Verb

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ខ្វះ (khvah) (abstract noun ការខ្វះ)

  1. to lack, miss, omit
  2. to fail to do something
  3. to fail to provide the correct number or amount

Adjective

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ខ្វះ (khvah) (abstract noun ភាពខ្វះ)

  1. to be short of, not to have, to be insufficient, lacking
    ម៉ោងប្រាំខ្វះដប់នាទី  ―  maong pram khvah dɑp niətii  ―  ten minutes to 5

Adverb

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ខ្វះ (khvah)

  1. at a loss