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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
Noun
មាត់ • (mŏət)
- (anatomy) mouth
- bank (of a river)
Derived terms