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Khmer
Etymology
From Pali ambila, from Sanskrit अम्ल (amla).
Alternatively, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *m(ɓ)il ~ *(m)ɓiəl (“tamarind”) (Shorto 2006).
Compare Northern Khmer มปึล.
Pronunciation
Adjective
អម្ពិល • (ʼɑmpɨl) (abstract noun ភាពអម្ពិល)
- to be sour, acidic
Noun
អម្ពិល • (ʼɑmpɨl)
- tamarind