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Khmer builds complex ideas by combining everyday root words. Sdap automatically breaks multi-part compounds down into their components, so you can see where each word came from.
shoe, footwear
Compound parts
- sbaek ស្បែក
- skin, leather, hide
- jeung ជើង
- foot, leg
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ជនបទ
cuaneabat
ជនបទ
cuaneabat
countryside, rural area
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