Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ម៌្មាស៑ (rmmās), រល្មាស៑ (ralmās, rhinoceros), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rmaas ~ *rmi(i)s (rhinoceros). Cognate with Thai ระมาด (rá-mâat), Chong มาด.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រមាស
rmās
WT romanisation rɔmiəh
(standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈmiəh/

Noun

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រមាស (rɔmiəh)

  1. rhinoceros