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កាត់

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See also: កើត

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kat ~ *kaat; cognate with Pacoh cát, Bahnar kăt, Car Nicobarese köt. Unrelated to Vietnamese cắt (which is related to កាច់ (kac) instead).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic កាត់
kāt´
WT romanisation kat
(standard) IPA(key) /kat/

Verb

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កាត់ (kat) (abstract noun ការកាត់)

  1. to cut, cut off, slice, slit
  2. to divide, detach
  3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through, cut across, take a shortcut
  4. to interrupt
  5. to solve, to settle (a matter), to decide (a legal case), to judge
  6. to ignite, catch fire, start (a fire)

Adjective

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កាត់ (kat) (abstract noun ភាពកាត់)

  1. shortened, abbreviated
  2. of mixed blood, half-breed, hybrid (said of people or animals)

Preposition

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កាត់ (kat)

  1. across, through

See also

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Adverb

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កាត់ (kat)

  1. briefly

Affixed forms

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