ផ្ដោត

Khmer

Etymology

From ដោត (daot, “to stick, to pierce”) with prefixed p-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ដោត p̥ʰṭot WT romanisation phdaot (standard) IPA(key) /pɗaot/

Verb

ផ្ដោត • (phdaot) (abstract noun ការផ្ដោត)

1. to take aim at, to take aim from above, to swoop / dive down on (as a bird of prey)
2. (figuratively) to concentrate on, to dive into something, to take something into consideration