ខ្មោច

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *gmuːcʔ (“corpse”). Cognate with Pacoh cumuiq (“corpse”), Semai ki'mòòc (“ghost”), Semelai kmuc, Sa'och kʰmoːˀc.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មោច k̥ʰmoc WT romanisation khmaoc (standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaoc/

Noun

ខ្មោច • (khmaoc)

1. corpse
2. ghost; spirit
3. the late ..., the deceased ...

   ខ្មោចលោកសុខ  ―  khmaoc look sok  ―  the late Mr. Sok

Adjective

ខ្មោច • (khmaoc) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មោច)

1. useless