គ

See also: គឺ, គូ, គេ, គោ, គ៖, and គាំ

គ U+1782, គ KHMER LETTER KO ← ខ [U+1781] Khmer ឃ → [U+1783]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គ g WT romanisation kɔɔ (standard) IPA(key) /kɔː/

Letter

គ, ្គ • (kɔɔ)

1. third letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Usage notes

• This letter belongs to the Khmer o-series consonants

Adjective

គ • (kɔɔ)

1. mute; silent; deaf

   មនុស្សគ  ―  mɔnuh kɔɔ  ―  deaf person/people

Noun

គ • (kɔɔ)

1. kapok (Ceiba pentandra)

   ដាំដើមគ  ―  dam daəm kɔɔ  ―  to plant a kapok tree (a play on words meaning "to be silent", used during the Khmer Rouge era)