ស្វា

See also: សវ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (“monkey”); cognate with Proto-Khmuic *hwaʔ (“monkey”) and Riang /wɑʔ¹/.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្វា s̥vā WT romanisation svaa (standard) IPA(key) /sʋaː/

Noun

ស្វា • (svaa)

1. monkey (esp. of the genera Macaca and Presbytis)