Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali lesa (sham, pretext).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic លេស
les
WT romanisation leih
(standard) IPA(key) /leih/

Noun edit

លេស (leih)

  1. reason, pretext, excuse
  2. a minor affair
  3. plea, allegation

Verb edit

លេស (leih) (abstract noun ការលេស)

  1. to give an excuse

Adjective edit

លេស (leih) (abstract noun ភាពលេស)

  1. to be small, tiny, trifling, scanty