ក្ដារ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ខ្តារ៑ (khtār), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ktər (“board; plank”). Cognate with Mon ဂတဵု and Thai กระดาน (grà-daan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្ដារ k̥ṭār WT romanisation kdaa (standard) IPA(key) /kɗaː/

Noun

ក្ដារ • (kdaa)

1. board, plank
2. floor, flooring
3. time, occasion, term

Verb

ក្ដារ • (kdaa) (abstract noun ការក្ដារ)

1. to bore / drill a hole, to perforate

Affixed forms

• កណ្ដារ (kɑndaa)