Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔit ~ *cʔiit (sticky).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស្អិត
s̥ʼit
WT romanisation sʼət
(standard) IPA(key) /sʔət/

Adjective

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ស្អិត (sʼət) (abstract noun ភាពស្អិត)

  1. to be sticky
    1. to be adhesive, adherent
    2. to be stuck (to), attached (to)
    3. to be addictive
    4. to be sticky, muggy (of the weather)
  2. to be loath to forgive someone, reluctant to forget someone's mistake

Adverb

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ស្អិត (sʼət)

  1. closely, sticking like glue