ខខិត

Khmer

Etymology

From ខិត (khət, “make a mark”) with reduplicated initial, from Thai ขีด (kìit, “to draw, scratch”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខខិត kʰkʰit WT romanisation khɑkhət (standard) IPA(key) /kʰɑ.ˈkʰət/

Verb

ខខិត • (khɑkhət) (abstract noun ការខខិត)

1. to scratch, be scratched
2. to mark (something as one's own)
3. to move something closer to (without lifting it)

Synonyms

• កខិត (kɑkhət)
• បង្តខិ (bɑɑngtɑɑkheʼ)