ងងឹត

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋut ~ *ŋuut ~ *ŋuət ~ *ŋit (dark).

From -ងឹត (-ngɨt, dark) with reduplicated initial. This base is only found in derived forms. Compare រងឹត (rɔngɨt), ល្ងឹត (lngɨt).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ងងឹត
ṅṅẏt
WT romanisation ngɔngɨt
(standard) IPA(key) /ŋɔ.ˈŋɨt/

Adjective

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ងងឹត (ngɔngɨt) (abstract noun ភាពងងឹត)

  1. to be dark, obscure, somber
  2. to be blind, having poor vision
  3. to be ignorant