ខ្សៀវ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksiw ~ *ksiəw (“to whisper”). Cognate with Mon က္သေဲ (kəsea), Khasi pasiaw.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្សៀវ k̥ʰsiav WT romanisation khsiəw (standard) IPA(key) /kʰsiəw/

Verb

ខ្សៀវ • (khsiəw) (abstract noun ការខ្សៀវ)

1. to whisper

Synonyms

• ខ្សឹប (khsəp)