Khmer Dictionary: ឱឃ

Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
  1. ឱឃ ( n ) [ʔaokʰeaʔ]
    flood; the strength of the (water) current
  2. ឱឃ ( n ) [ʔaokʰeaʔ]
    the flood of ignorance, the four mental intoxicants that cause human sufffering: កាមោឃៈ `passion,' ភវោឃៈ `rebirth or lust for life,' ទិដ្ឋោឃៈ `speculation,' and អវិជ្ជោឃៈ `ignorance'

    1. ធ្លាក់ឱឃៈ [tleak ʔaokʰeaʔ -----] : to be in great trouble, fall into a disastrous situation
    2. ហែលក្នុងឱឃ [hael knoŋ ʔaokʰeaʔ] : to move continuously through the cycle of death and rebirth