កោរ

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Khmer កោរ (kora), កោ (ko, “to shave (off)”), first attested in 1577. Compare Thai โกน (goon).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កោរ kor WT romanisation kao (standard) IPA(key) /kao/

Verb

កោរ • (kao) (abstract noun ការកោរ)

1. to shave
2. to take advantage of, to cheat, to rip off

Derived terms

• កាំបិតកោរ (kambət kao)

Affixed forms

• កំណោរ (kɑmnao)