Khmer

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Etymology

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From លើស (ləəh, in excess) with prefixed p- (specializing).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្លើស
p̥ʰloes
WT romanisation phlaəh
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰlaəh/

Verb

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ផ្លើស (phlaəh) (abstract noun ការផ្លើស)

  1. to amplify, exaggerate, exceed

Adjective

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ផ្លើស (phlaəh) (abstract noun ភាពផ្លើស)

  1. to be exaggerated, overstated, overemphasized

Adverb

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ផ្លើស (phlaəh)

  1. boastfully, in an exaggerated or overstated manner