គ


គ U+1782, គ
KHMER LETTER KO
← ខ
[U+1781]
Khmer ឃ →
[U+1783]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គ
g
WT romanisation kɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /kɔː/

Letter

គ, ្គ • (kɔɔ)

  1. third letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Usage notes

Adjective

គ • (kɔɔ)

  1. mute; silent
    អក្សរគ  ―  ʼaksɑɑ kɔɔ  ―  silent letter

Noun

គ • (kɔɔ)

  1. kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
    ដាំដើមគ  ―  dam daəm kɔɔ  ―  to plant a kapok tree (a play on words meaning "to be silent", used during the Khmer Rouge era)
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