ល្អ

See also: លំអ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləʔ. Cognate with Northern Khmer ละออฺ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ល្អ l̥ʼ WT romanisation lʼɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /lʔɑː/

Adjective

ល្អ • (lʼɑɑ) (abstract noun ភាពល្អ)

1. to be good, nice
2. to be beautiful, pretty, handsome
3. to be correct, virtuous, decent
4. to be sound, proper, kind
5. to be good to (someone)

Adverb

ល្អ • (lʼɑɑ)

1. well

Derived terms

• ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ (lʼɑɑ ʼət khcɑh)
• ល្អល្អះ (lʼɑlʼah)

Affixed forms

• លំអ (lumʼɑɑ)