Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ឧលិក៑ (ulik), ឧលិក្ក៑ (ulikk, watermelon) (first attested in 878). Cognate with Thai อุลิด (ù-lít).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឪឡឹក
uvḷẏk
Phonemic អូវ-ឡឹក
ʼūv-ḷẏk
WT romanisation ʼəwlək
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔəw.ˈlək/

Noun

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ឪឡឹក (ʼəwlək)

  1. watermelon