Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali dharaṇī

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ធរណី
dʰrṇī
Phonemic ធ-រៈ-ណី / ធ-រ៉'-និយ
dʰ-r`-ṇī / dʰ-r″'-niy
WT romanisation thɔɔrĕəʼnəy, thɔɔrənii
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰɔː.rĕəʔ.nəj/ ~ /tʰɔː.rə.niː/

Noun

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ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy)

  1. (elegant) earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world