ល្អ

See also: លំអ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləʔ. Cognate with Northern Khmer ละออฺ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ល្អ l̥ʼ WT romanisation lʼɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /lʔɑː/

Adjective

ល្អ • (lʼɑɑ) (abstract noun ភាពល្អ)

1. good, nice
2. beautiful, pretty, handsome
3. correct, virtuous, decent
4. sound, proper, kind
5. be good to (to someone)

Derived terms

• ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ (lʼɑɑ ʼət khcɑh)
• ល្អល្អះ (lʼɑlʼah)

Adverb

ល្អ • (lʼɑɑ)

1. well