Khmer

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Etymology

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ablauting reduplication of ធន (thŭən, wealth). Compare the unrelated ធាន (thiən)​ from Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya, corn).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ធនធាន
dʰndʰān
Phonemic ធន់ ធាន
dʰn´ dʰān
WT romanisation thŭən thiən
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰŭən ˈtʰiən/

Noun

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ធនធាន (thŭən thiən)

  1. wealth; riches; resources