Khmer

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Etymology

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From Thai มะเกลือ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic មក្លឿ
mk̥lẏa
Phonemic មៈ-ក្លឿ
m`-k̥lẏa
WT romanisation mĕəʼklɨə
(standard) IPA(key) /mĕəʔ.ˈkʰlɨə/

Noun

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មក្លឿ (mĕəʼklɨə)

  1. a kind of tree, Diospyros mollis, which has fruit that produce a black dye