Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit जीवित (jīvita, life) or Pali jīvita (life). Cognate with Thai ชีวิต (chii-wít), Northern Thai ᨩᩦᩅᩥ᩠ᨲ, Lao ຊີວິດ (sī wit), ᦋᦲᦞᦲᧆ (tsiiviid).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ជីវិត
jīvit
WT romanisation ciivɨt
(standard) IPA(key) /ciː.ˈʋɨt/

Noun edit

ជីវិត (ciivɨt)

  1. life, existence, living
  2. spirit
  3. lifetime
  4. age

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ជីវិត n

  1. Khmer script form of jīvita

Declension edit