សាច

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *saːcˀ (“to scoop, to bale”). Cognate with Mon သှာတ် (“to scoop up, draw, bale (water)”) and Vietnamese tát (“to bail out (water)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សាច
sāc
WT romanisation saac
(standard) IPA(key) /saːc/

Verb

សាច • (saac) (abstract noun ការសាច)

  1. to spray, to throw (water) on
  2. to splash, splatter, sprinkle (with something)

Derived terms

References

  • សាច in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • សាច in Chuon Nath (1967) Khmer-Khmer Dictionary. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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