Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit अभ्र (abhra, cloud). Doublet of អ័ព្ភ (ʼap) via Pali. Compare also similar អ័ព្ទ (ʼap, fog).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic អ័ភ្រ
ʼ˘b̥ʰr
Phonemic អ័ប
ʼ˘p
WT romanisation ʼap
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔap/

Noun

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អ័ភ្រ (ʼap)

  1. thick clouds
  2. fog, mist