Examples: cartography card archaeology archetype monarchy legal loyal purse personal cinema kinase car carpenter hippopotamus Mesopotamia dative data date
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Khmer មឹក
← Lao ຫມຶກ (cognate)
← Thai หมึก (cognate)
← Vietnamese mực (cognate)

→ Khmer ត្រីមឹក (compound)
→ Thai หมึก (cognate)
→ Vietnamese mực (cognate)