អប្សរ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• អប្សរា (ʼappsaʼraa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អប្សរ ʼp̥sr Phonemic អ័ប-ប្ស ʼ˘p-p̥s WT romanisation ʼappsɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔap.ˈpʰsɑː/

Noun

អប្សរ • (ʼappsɑɑ)

1. Apsara (a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a class of minor Indian divinities)
2. nymph; fairy
3. enchantress; witch