អម្ពិល

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali ambila, from Sanskrit अम्ल (amla).

Alternatively, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *m(ɓ)il ~ *(m)ɓiəl (“tamarind”) (Shorto 2006).

Compare Northern Khmer มปึล.

Pronunciation

Orthographic អម្ពិល ʼm̥bil Phonemic អំ-ពិល ʼṃ-bil WT romanisation ʼɑmpɨl (standard) IPA(key) /ʔɑm.ˈpɨl/

Adjective

អម្ពិល • (ʼɑmpɨl) (abstract noun ភាពអម្ពិល)

1. to be sour, acidic

Noun

អម្ពិល • (ʼɑmpɨl)

1. tamarind

Alternative forms

• អំពិល (ʼɑmpɨl)