លេស

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali lesa (sham, pretext).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic លេស
les
WT romanisation leih
(standard) IPA(key) /leih/

Noun

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លេស (leih)

  1. reason, pretext, excuse
  2. a minor affair
  3. plea, allegation

Verb

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លេស (leih) (abstract noun ការលេស)

  1. to give an excuse

Adjective

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លេស (leih) (abstract noun ភាពលេស)

  1. to be small, tiny, trifling, scanty