ហត្ថ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali hattha (“hand”), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta, “hand”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ហត្ថ
ht̥tʰ
Phonemic ហ័ត
h˘t
WT romanisation hat
(standard) IPA(key) /hat/

Noun

ហត្ថ • (hat)

  1. (anatomy) hand, arm
  2. elephant’s trunk
  3. lock of hair
  4. (astronomy) the name of a constellation (identified by some with part of the constellation Corvus)
  5. cubit (unit of linear measurement equal to the distance from the finger tips to the elbow, approximately 16–22 inches, about a half meter)

Derived terms

See also

  • ហស្ត (hɑhtɑɑ)
  • ដៃ (day)
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