Khmer Dictionary: ខ្លា
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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ខ្លា
( n )
[klaa]
generic name for various, usually large, members of the cat family, tiger
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ខ្លា
( adj )
[klaa]
to be powerful
Reference: ខ្លាឃ្លេ -
ខ្លាឃ្លោក
[klaa klook]
: tiger and gourds (kind of gambling game played by throwing dice on a board containing pictures of a tiger, gourd, fish, lobster, crab, chicken, etc.)
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ខ្លាឃ្លោក
[klaa klook]
: puppet, stooge, lackey; airborne or special forces troops (so called because of their camouflage clothing)
Reference: ពួកខ្លាឃ្លោក -
ខ្លាឃ្មុំ
[klaa kmum]
: sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
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ខ្លាដំបង
[klaa dɑmbɑɑŋ]
: royal tiger, Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- ខ្លាតាខិន [klaa -----] See: ខ្លារខិន
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ខ្លាត្រី
[klaa trəy]
: striped wildcat, tiger-cat, kind of small cat-like animal (poss. Felis viverrina or F. marmorata)
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ខ្លាធំ
[klaa tʰom]
: royal tiger, Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris)
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ខ្លាធ្មុង
[klaa tmuŋ]
: leopard
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ខ្លាធ្លាក់អណ្ដូង
[klaa tleak ʔɑndooŋ]
: tiger falls in the well (kind of Cambodian board game similar to chess)
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ខ្លារខិន
[klaa rɔkʰən]
: leopard, panther (Panthera pardus)
- ខ្លាលមាង [klaa lɔɔ mie ŋɔɔ] See: ខ្លាល្មុង
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ខ្លាលាក់ក្រចក
[klaa leak krɑcɑɑk]
: to be cunning, to play a dirty trick (lit. `the tiger hides his claws')
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ខ្លាល្មុង
[klaa lmuŋ]
: leopard
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ខ្លាស៊ីគោ
[klaa sii koo]
: tiger eats the cow (kind of Cambodian board game similar to chess)
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ដើមអណ្ដាតខ្លា
[daəm ʔɑndaat klaa]
: Indian fig (Quintia ficus indica)
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ដៃខ្លា
[day klaa]
: kind of shrub (Gardenia angkorensis, with aromatic flowers and very hard wood which is used for making stamps, scales, etc.)
Reference: ដើមដៃខ្លា - ដៃខ្លា [day klaa]
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ថ្ពាល់ខ្លាចង្កាហ៊ីង
[tpoal klaa cɑŋkaa hiiŋ]
: very broad cheeks (It was formerly believed that a person with such cheeks was outspoken)
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ទឹកដោះខ្លា
[tɨk dɑh klaa]
: kind of plant
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ទឹកដោះខ្លា
[tɨk dɑh klaa]
: kind of woody herb (Holarrhena Curtisii; the leaves are used to make a medicine to treat circulatory problems)
Reference: ដើមទឹកដោះខ្លា -
បបែលខ្លា
[bɑbael klaa]
: large ray (attaining a weight of 200 pounds)
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ពាក់មុខខ្លា
[peak muk klaa]
: to wear a tiger mask
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ពាក់មុខខ្លា
[peak muk klaa]
: to scowl, glower
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រំពាខ្លា
[rumpie klaa]
: remains of a tiger's meal
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សក់របាយអាចម៍ខ្លា
[sɑk rɔbaay ʔac klaa]
: salt and pepper hair
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សក់ស្កូវល្បាយអាចម៍ខ្លា
[sɑk skǝv lbaay ʔac klaa]
: predominantly gray hair
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អន្ទាក់ខ្លា
[ʔɑnteak klaa]
: method of self-defense (using the hands)