Khmer

edit

Etymology

edit

From ល្អិត (lʼət, tiny, fine) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

edit
Orthographic and Phonemic លំអិត
lṃʼit
WT romanisation lumʼət
(standard) IPA(key) /lum.ˈʔət/

Verb

edit

លំអិត (lumʼət) (abstract noun ការលំអិត)

  1. to pulverize, to reduce to powder
  2. to devastate, to destroy, to ruin

Noun

edit

លំអិត (lumʼət)

  1. powder, small particules, dust