ម្រេច

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica, “black pepper”). Compare Baluchi مرچ (mirc), Hindi मिर्च (mirc), Kyrgyz мурч (murc), Urdu مرچ (mirc), Uzbek murch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ម្រេច m̥rec WT romanisation mrɨc (standard) IPA(key) /mrɨc/

Noun

ម្រេច • (mrɨc)

1. black pepper (Piper nigrum)