Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary Cookbook
Mon-Khmer Etymological Dictionary Cookbook 
These cookbook examples help demonstrate both the form and progress of typical searches.  New recipes are always welcome.
Cognates for Stieng par 'fly'
par -- basic search
[pbɓpʰ]V[nn̥tdɗtʰθsʃll̥] -- any labial, any vowel, any apical, plus specify text 'fly'
returns cognates with initials b, ph, finals n, l, and a range of vowels.

Cognates for Khmer tup 'to cover'
tup --  basic search
tVp -- allow for vowel variation (lots of hits with gloss 'bury', may or may not be related)
[tdɗtʰ]Vp -- allow for devoicing in Khmer (numerous hits with initials /d/, /ɗ/ for 'cover' in contrast with 'bury')
[tdɗtʰn]Vp -- allow for lenition of dental stop to nasal (two Pong cognates returned)

Cognates for Bahnar rəh 'root'
rəh -- basic search
[hs] -- allow for lenition of final /s/ (finds PMK tiem but otherwise no help)
rV[hs] -- allow for unknown vowel shifts (many good hits)

Cognates for Khmer baɲ 'to shoot'
baɲ -- basic search
[pbɓpʰ]aɲ -- allow for voice quality changes in initials
[pbɓpʰ][eɛæɪiəɐʌɤ]ɲ -- allow for vowel raising and/or fronting conditioned by final
[pbɓpʰ][eɛæɪiəɐʌɤ][ɲnŋ] -- allow for shift of articulation of the final nasal

‘Dog’ words
cɔː -- typical base
[cɟʄcʰç][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- expand, allowing optional final

Cognates for Khmer cɔː '"dog" in year names'
[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ] -- palatal~fricative initials, any back vowel
[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- final glottals
X?V?[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- prefixed forms

Infixed derivatives of  *caa 'eat'
[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ]V?[mɱnɳɲŋɴ][ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa] -- search for nasal infixes returns 8 hits meaning 'food', 'cooked rice'
[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ]V?XX[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa] -- search for complex infixes returns 2 more hits meaning 'food'

Cognates of Bahnar phaam 'blood'
[mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥]V?h?[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa]m -- allow for loss (lenition) of medial /h/
XV?h[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa]m -- allow for alternate initials

Cognates of Biat bul 'lizard'
[mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥][uʊoɔɒ][rln] -- excellent hits including reflexes with gloss 'pangolin'
[mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥]V?X?[mɱnɳɲŋɴ][uʊoɔɒ][rln] -- infixed forms: including reflexes with glosses 'saurian', 'pangolin'