ខ្លា

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ (tiger). Cognate with Mon ကၠ (klaˀ), Vietnamese khái, Khasi khla, and Santali ᱠᱩᱞ (kul). Doublet of ខាល (khaal).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លា
k̥ʰlā
WT romanisation khlaa
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰlaː/

Noun

ខ្លា • (khlaa)

  1. tiger