កំបោរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *knpur (“lime”), of Austronesian origin. Cognate with Vietnamese vôi (“lime”) and Mon ဂပဵု (həpɒ, “lime; stalked lime”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ, whence also Malay kapur.

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic កំបោរ
kṃpor
WT romanisation kɑmbao
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈɓao/

Noun

កំបោរ • (kɑmbao)

  1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)
  2. plaster

See also
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