ក្ដាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (crab). Cognate with Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khasi tham, Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam), Car Nicobarese ka-tām, as well as Malay ketam.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្ដាម
k̥ṭām
WT romanisation kdaam
(standard) IPA(key) /kɗaːm/

Noun

ក្ដាម (kdaam)

  1. (zoology) crab
    ក្ដាមសេះ   kdaam seh   horseshoe crab
    តង្កៀបក្ដាម   tɑngkiəp kdaam   crab claw
  2. (pathology) cramp
    ក្ដាមកាច់   kdaam kac   leg cramp
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