Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ដោត (daot, to stick, to pierce) with prefixed p-.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ដោត
p̥ʰṭot
WT romanisation phdaot
(standard) IPA(key) /pɗaot/

Verb edit

ផ្ដោត (phdaot) (abstract noun ការផ្ដោត)

  1. to take aim at, to take aim from above, to swoop / dive down on (as a bird of prey)
  2. (figuratively) to concentrate on, to dive into something, to take something into consideration