Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ផ្លើស (phlaəh) (abstract noun ការផ្លើស)

  1. to amplify, exaggerate, exceed

Adjective edit

ផ្លើស (phlaəh) (abstract noun ភាពផ្លើស)

  1. to be exaggerated, overstated, overemphasized

Adverb edit

ផ្លើស (phlaəh)

  1. boastfully, in an exaggerated or overstated manner