Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali karuṇā.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ករុណា
kruṇā
Phonemic កៈ-រុ-ណា
k`-ru-ṇā
WT romanisation kaʼrunaa
(standard) IPA(key) /kaʔ.ru.naː/

Noun

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ករុណា (kaʼrunaa)

  1. pity, compassion

Pronoun

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ករុណា (kaʼrunaa)

  1. I, me (used by a layperson when speaking to a monk)

Interjection

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ករុណា (kaʼrunaa)

  1. yes (used by a layperson when speaking to a monk)