Khmer

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Etymology

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គួរ (kuə) +‎ តែ (tae)

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic គួរតែ
guartae
WT romanisation kuə tae
(standard) IPA(key) /kuə ˈtae/

Verb

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គួរតែ (kuə tae)

  1. ought to; should; it's right to
    គាត់ចាស់ហើយគួរតែយើងគោរពគាត់
    kŏət cah haəy kuə tae yəəng koorup kŏət
    He is old and we should respect him.