Khmer edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ពារ
bār
WT romanisation piə
(standard) IPA(key) /piə/

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

ពារ (piə) (abstract noun ការពារ)

  1. to step, tread on, trample
  2. to crush, pound, hit (against)
  3. to prey upon
  4. to encounter, happen upon, run into
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Etymology 2 edit

From Pali vāra (day of the week, time, occasion) or from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Cognate Thai วาร (waan)​.

Noun edit

ពារ (piə)

  1. (astrology) day