ស្រមោល

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *smuul ~ *smuəl ~ smaal (“shadow”); cognate with Sô mṳːl. Munda cognates include Santali ᱩᱢᱩᱞ (umul).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ស្រមោល s̥rmol Phonemic ស្រ-ម៉ោល s̥r-m″ol WT romanisation srɑmaol (standard) IPA(key) /srɑ.ˈmaol/

Noun

ស្រមោល • (srɑmaol)

1. shadow, silhouette; reflection (on a mirror, on the water)
2. spirit, ghost