Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जीव (jīva) or Pali jīva. Cognate with Thai ชีพ (chîip), Lao ຊີບ (sīp).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ជីវៈ
jīv`
WT romanisation ciivĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ciː.ˈʋĕəʔ/

Noun

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ជីវៈ (ciivĕəʼ)

  1. life; existence

See also

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