ក្រដាស

Khmer

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor.
Aramaic קַרְטִיסָא / ܩܲܪܛܝܼܣܵܐ (qarṭīsā)bor.
Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās)bor.
Malay kertasbor.
Khmer ក្រដាស

    Borrowed from Malay kertas, from Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās, “paper”). Compare Thai กระดาษ (grà-dàat).

    Pronunciation

    Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រដាស
    k̥rṭās
    WT romanisation krɑdaah
    (standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈɗaːh/

    Noun

    ក្រដាស • (krɑdaah)

    1. paper (material).
    2. a flowering climber, great bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)

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