ថ្នល់

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ថ្នល (thnal), ត្នល (tnal), ត្នល្ល (tnall), ត្នោល (tnol), ថ្នោល (thnol, access, especially causeway, inlet, or road over an embankment). Cognate with Thai ถนน (tà-nǒn), Lao ຖະໜົນ (tha non).

Synchronically, derived from ដល់ (dɑl, to arrive) with infixed -n- (instrumental)..

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ថ្នល់
t̥ʰnl´
Phonemic ថ្នល់ / ក្នល់
t̥ʰnl´ / k̥nl´
WT romanisation thnɑl, knɑl
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰnɑl/ ~ /kʰnɑl/

Noun

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ថ្នល់ (thnɑl)

  1. (raised) road; street; path