តុក្កតា

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer តុក្តរ៑ (tuktar), តុក្តរ (tuktara, “doll”) (first attested in 578). Cognate with Thai ตุ๊กตา (dtúk-gà-dtaa), Lao ຕຸກກະຕາ (tuk ka tā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic តុក្កតា tuk̥ktā Phonemic តុ-ក្កៈ-តា tu-k̥k`-tā WT romanisation tokkaʼtaa (standard) IPA(key) /tok.kaʔ.taː/

Noun

តុក្កតា • (tokkaʼtaa)

1. toy (shaped like a human), doll