កញ្ឆា

Khmer

Etymology

From Western Cham [script needed] (kačha). Compare Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā); Malay ganja.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កញ្ឆា kñ̥cʰā WT romanisation kɑñchaa (standard) IPA(key) /kɑɲ.ˈcʰaː/

Noun

កញ្ឆា • (kɑñchaa)

1. (botany) the plants Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa.
2. (slang) ganja.

Descendants

• → Thai: กัญชา (gan-chaa)