រមៀត

Khmer

Alternative forms
  • ល្មៀត (lmiət)

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *rmit ~ *rmiit ~ *rmiət (“Curcuma species; yellow”)

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic រមៀត
rmiat
WT romanisation rɔmiət
(standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈmiət/

Noun

រមៀត • (rɔmiət)

  1. turmeric; Indian saffron (Curcuma longa: used as a seasoning, in medicine, and to make a yellow dye)
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