សម្ងាត់

Khmer edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ស្ងាត់ (sngat, to be quiet, silent) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic សម្ងាត់
sm̥ṅāt´
Phonemic សំ-ង៉ាត់
sṃ-ṅ″āt´
WT romanisation sɑmngat
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈŋat/

Verb edit

សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat) (abstract noun ការសម្ងាត់)

  1. to keep secret
  2. to quiet (someone) down

Adjective edit

សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat) (abstract noun ភាពសម្ងាត់)

  1. to be hidden, secret, confidential

Noun edit

សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat)

  1. secret, confidentiality