គម្ពីរ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali gambhīra (deep, profound). Cognate with คัมภีร์ (kam-pii).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic គម្ពីរ
gm̥bīr
WT romanisation kumpii
(standard) IPA(key) /kum.ˈpiː/

Noun edit

គម្ពីរ (kumpii)

  1. treatise; scripture; manuscript
    គម្ពីរគ្រិស្តសាសនា  ―  kumpii krɨh saasnaa  ―  Bible