ពញា

See also: ពេញ

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai พญา (pá-yaa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ពញា bñā Phonemic ព្ញា / ប៉្ញៀ / ភ្ញា b̥ñā / p″̥ñia / b̥ʰñā WT romanisation pñiə, pñiə, phñiə (standard) IPA(key) /pʰɲiə/ ~ /pʰɲiə/ ~ /pʰɲiə/

Noun

ពញា • (pñiə)

1. prince (used in ancient time before change to អង្គ or ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់)
2. marquess, marquis (used in ancient times)
3. commune chief (used in French colony)

Synonyms

• ឧកញ៉ា (ʼokñaa)