Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, alphabet). Doublet of អក្ខរៈ (ʼɑkkhɑraʼ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic អក្សរ
ʼk̥sr
Phonemic អ័ក-ស
ʼ˘k-s
WT romanisation ʼaksɑɑ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔak.ˈsɑː/

Noun

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អក្សរ (ʼaksɑɑ)

  1. script, alphabet
  2. letter
  3. writing, written language

See also

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