Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit संकर (saṃkara, mixture; blending together).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សង្ករ
sṅ̥kr
Phonemic សង់-ក / សង់-កៈ-រ៉ៈ / ស័ង
sṅ´-k / sṅ´-k`-r″` / s˘ṅ
WT romanisation sɑngkɑɑ, sɑngkaʼraʼ, sang
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑŋ.ˈkɑː/ ~ /sɑŋ.kaʔ.raʔ/ ~ /saŋ/

Noun

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សង្ករ (sɑngkɑɑ)

  1. chaos; disorder; confusion