Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali khandha.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ខន្ធ
kʰn̥dʰ
Phonemic ខាន់
kʰān´
WT romanisation khan
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰan/

Noun

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ខន្ធ (khan)

  1. (Buddhism) feeling, sense; skandha (element of being, essential element of something)
  2. neck, stalk; base, foundation
  3. heap, pile, aggregate
  4. group; gathering, crowd