ត្រកួត

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Alak takɔːt, Pacoh tarcot, Khmu [Cuang] trkʰɔːt.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ត្រកួត t̥rkuat WT romanisation trɑkuət (standard) IPA(key) /trɑ.ˈkuət/

Noun

ត្រកួត • (trɑkuət)

1. monitor lizard (prob. Varanus nebulosus)

Derived terms

• អណ្ដាតត្រកួត (ʼɑɑndaattrɑɑkuət)

Descendants

• → Lao: ຈະກວດ (cha kūat)
• → Thai: ตะกวด (dtà-gùuat)