Khmer

Particle

ការ • ‎(kaa)

1. nominalizer to make abstract nouns from verbs

   ការកំណត់‎

   kaa kɑmnɑt

   registration

See also

• ភាព ‎(pʰiep)

Noun

ការ • ‎(kaa)

1. work, occupation
2. business, affair, matter
3. marriage, wedding
4. interest (on a loan)
5. profit
6. usury

Verb

ការ • ‎(kaa)

1. to protect, defend, prevent
2. to marry
3. to wind (onto a bobbin or reel)
4. to spin (silk)

Derived terms

• ត្រូវការ ‎(trovkar, “to need”)
• មេការ ‎(mee kaa)