ថ្នល់

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ថ្នល (thnal), ត្នល (tnal), ត្នល្ល (tnall), ត្នោល (tnol), ថ្នោល (thnol, “access, especially causeway, inlet, or road over an embankment”). Cognate with Thai ถนน (tà-nǒn), Lao ຖະໜົນ (tha non).

Synchronically, derived from ដល់ (dɑl, “to arrive”) with infixed -n- (instrumental)..

Pronunciation

Orthographic ថ្នល់ t̥ʰnl´ Phonemic ថ្នល់ / ក្នល់ t̥ʰnl´ / k̥nl´ WT romanisation thnɑl, knɑl (standard) IPA(key) /tʰnɑl/ ~ /kʰnɑl/

Noun

ថ្នល់ • (thnɑl)

1. (raised) road; street; path