Khmer

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Etymology

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From ដួល (duəl, to fall) with prefixed p- (causative).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ដួល
p̥ʰṭual
WT romanisation phduəl
(standard) IPA(key) /pɗuəl/

Verb

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ផ្ដួល (phduəl) (abstract noun ការផ្ដួល)

  1. to fell, bring about the fall or collapse (of standing objects, businesses, governments), overthrow, defeat, upset, knock down, lower
  2. to slay