ផាត់
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Khmer[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *phat (“to distribute, to disburse; to repay”). Compare Thai พัด (pát, “to fan, to blow”), Thai ผัด (pàt, “to apply powder”).
Verb[edit]
ផាត់ • (phat) (abstract noun ការផាត់)
- to blow, to blow away (of the wind), to dissipate (the clouds)
- to scatter, to disperse, to spread evenly (grain)
- to sprinkle (powder), to powder (the face)
- to paint, color in (the pictures in a coloring book)
- to brush back (the hair), brush away
- to open (the curtains)
- to push away, to wipe off, to remove, to discard
- to repay, redeem, pay off a debt (with something of equal or lesser value)
Affixed forms[edit]
- រផាត់ (rɔphat)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Thai ผัด (pàt, “to fry”).
Verb[edit]
ផាត់ • (phat) (abstract noun ការផាត់)
- to fry ground, dried and salted fish or meat in lard, sauce, etc.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
ផាត់ • (phat)
- (slang) forest snakehead, a kind of carp (Channa lucius) (fisherman's slang); see កញ្ជនជៃ (kɑñcɔɔn cɨy)