ដង្កូវ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From ថ្កូវ (thkəw, a kind of large fruit tree) with infixed -VN-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ដង្កូវ
ṭṅ̥kūv
WT romanisation dɑngkəw
(standard) IPA(key) /ɗɑŋ.ˈkəw/

Noun

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ដង្កូវ (dɑngkəw)

  1. grub, maggot
  2. larva, caterpillar
  3. worm

References

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  1. ^ Philip N. Jenner (2009) A Dictionary of pre-Angkorian Khmer, Australia: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, page 175