សម្ងាត់

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Khmer

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ស្ងាត់ (sngat, to be quiet, silent) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សម្ងាត់
sm̥ṅāt´
Phonemic សំ-ង៉ាត់
sṃ-ṅ″āt´
WT romanisation sɑmngat
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈŋat/

Verb

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សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat) (abstract noun ការសម្ងាត់)

  1. to keep secret
  2. to quiet (someone) down

Adjective

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សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat) (abstract noun ភាពសម្ងាត់)

  1. to be hidden, secret, confidential

Noun

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សម្ងាត់ (sɑmngat)

  1. secret, confidentiality