ខខិត

Khmer

Etymology

From ខិត (khət, “make a mark”) with reduplicated initial, from Thai ขีด (kìit, “to draw, scratch”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខខិត
kʰkʰit
WT romanisation khɑkhət
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰɑ.ˈkʰət/

Verb

ខខិត • (khɑkhət) (abstract noun ការខខិត)

  1. to scratch, be scratched
  2. to mark (something as one's own)
  3. to move something closer to (without lifting it)

Synonyms

  • កខិត (kɑkhət)
  • បង្តខិ (bɑɑngtɑɑkheʼ)
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