មាត់

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Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer mat (mouth, maw; face), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat (eye). Cognate with Northern Khmer เมื็อด. Compare Juang tɔmɔɖ. The current meaning is a development from "face", which is itself derived from "eye", the root's original meaning. Compare Vietnamese mặt (face) and mắt (eye).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic មាត់
māt´
WT romanisation mŏət
(standard) IPA(key) /mŏət/

Noun

មាត់ (mŏət)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. bank (of a river)

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