តម្លោះ

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Khmer

Etymology

From ថ្លោះ (thlɑh, to release) with infixed -m- (agentive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic តម្លោះ
tm̥loḥ
Phonemic តម-ឡោះ
tm-ḷoḥ
WT romanisation tɑmlɑh
(standard) IPA(key) /tɑm.ˈlɑh/

Verb

តម្លោះ (tɑmlɑh) (abstract noun ការតម្លោះ)

  1. to release (a catch, etc.), to pull a trigger; to slacken
    តម្លោះឆត្រ  ―  tɑmlɑh chat  ―  to open an umbrella
    តម្លោះកៃកាំភ្លើង  ―  tɑmlɑh kay kampləəng  ―  to pull the trigger of a gun