តម្លោះ

Khmer

Etymology

From ថ្លោះ (thlɑh, “to release”) with infixed -m- (agentive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic តម្លោះ tm̥loḥ Phonemic តម-ឡោះ tm-ḷoḥ WT romanisation tɑmlɑh (standard) IPA(key) /tɑm.ˈlɑh/

Verb

តម្លោះ • (tɑmlɑh) (abstract noun ការតម្លោះ)

1. to release (a catch, etc.), to pull a trigger; to slacken

   តម្លោះឆត្រ  ―  tɑmlɑh chat  ―  to open an umbrella

   តម្លោះកៃកាំភ្លើង  ―  tɑmlɑh kay kampləəng  ―  to pull the trigger of a gun