ច្រែះ

See also: ចេរ, ចូរ, and ចោរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cr(ii)h (“rust”). Cognate with Vietnamese rỉ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ច្រែះ c̥raeḥ WT romanisation creh (standard) IPA(key) /craeh/

Noun

ច្រែះ • (creh)

1. rust (oxidation), corrosion, verdigris

Adjective

ច្រែះ • (creh) (abstract noun ភាពច្រែះ)

1. to be rusted, corroded

Derived terms

• ច្រែះចាប់ (crehcap, “to rust”)
• ដុះច្រែះ (dohcr, “to rust”)