Khmer edit

Etymology edit

គួរ (kuə) +‎ តែ (tae)

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic គួរតែ
guartae
WT romanisation kuə tae
(standard) IPA(key) /kuə ˈtae/

Verb edit

គួរតែ (kuə tae)

  1. ought to; should; it's right to
    គាត់ចាស់ហើយគួរតែយើងគោរពគាត់
    kŏət cah haəy kuə tae yəəng koorup kŏət
    He is old and we should respect him.