Khmer edit

Etymology edit

អ- (ʼaʼ) +‎ កម្ម (kam). Second meaning is a calque of French passif.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic អកម្ម
ʼkm̥m
Phonemic អៈ-ក័ម / អៈ-ក័ម-ម៉ៈ-
ʼ`-k˘m / ʼ`-k˘m-m″`-
WT romanisation ʼaʼkam, ʼaʼkammaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaʔ.ˈkam/ ~ /ʔaʔ.kam.maʔ./

Adjective edit

អកម្ម (ʼaʼkam) (abstract noun ភាពអកម្ម)

  1. to be passive

Noun edit

អកម្ម (ʼaʼkam)

  1. debts, debit, liability

Antonyms edit