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អាវ

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Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic អាវ
ʼāv
WT romanisation ʼaaw
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaːw/

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ (upper garment). Compare Vietnamese áo, as well as perhaps Old Chinese (OC *quːʔ, *quːʔ, “coat”) (Shorto 2006, #1813).

Noun

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អាវ (ʼaaw)

  1. shirt; blouse; coat; upper garment
  2. amount of cloth needed to make one shirt
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Etymology 2

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC 'awH|'juwk), Burmese အော် (au), Mon , Thai อ่าว (àao).

Noun

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អាវ (ʼaaw)

  1. estuary (of a river)
  2. gulf; bay
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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អាវ (ʼaaw) (abstract noun ភាពអាវ)

  1. hardened; having a hard crust; crusty; difficult to cook (esp. of potatoes)
  2. worthless; good-for-nothing; dumb

See also

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(other miscellaneous):

Further reading

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  • អាវ” in Cambodian-English Dictionary (Aggregated) (Catholic University Press 1977, Dunwoody Press 1997) (plus additional data from the Chuon Nath Khmer Dictionary (Buddhist Institute, Phnom Penh, 1966)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.