Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra) or Pali dvāra.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ទ្វារ
d̥vār
WT romanisation tviə
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰʋiə/

Noun

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ទ្វារ (tviə)

  1. door; entrance; opening; gate
  2. one of the 10 mystical entrances or portals of the human body (ears, eyes, nares, mouth, navel, anus, and urinary meatus)
  3. mountain pass
  4. bay; gulf

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ទ្វារ n

  1. Khmer script form of dvāra

Declension

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