Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali lāmaka (low, inferior, sinful).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic លាមក
lāmk
Phonemic លា-មក់ / លា-មៈ-កៈ–
lā-mk´ / lā-m`-k`–
WT romanisation liəmŭək, liəmĕəʼkaʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /liə.ˈmŭəʔ/ ~ /liə.mĕəʔ.kaʔ–/

Adjective edit

លាមក (liəmŭək) (abstract noun ភាពលាមក)

  1. to be bad, inferior, low, cheap, mean, foul, vile, loathsome, repulsive

Noun edit

លាមក (liəmŭək)

  1. (formal) faeces, fæces, feces, excrement, manure

See also edit

Derived terms edit