ក្ដាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”). Cognate with Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khasi tham, Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam), Car Nicobarese ka-tām, Malay ketam, Brunei Malay katam, and Tagalog katang.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្ដាម k̥ṭām WT romanisation kdaam (standard) IPA(key) /kɗaːm/

Noun

ក្ដាម • (kdaam)

1. (zoology) crab

   ក្ដាមសេះ  ―  kdaam seh  ―  horseshoe crab

   តង្កៀបក្ដាម  ―  tɑngkiəp kdaam  ―  crab claw

2. (pathology) cramp

   ក្ដាមកាច់  ―  kdaam kac  ―  leg cramp