ប្រធាន

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna, “most important, chief”), from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते (pradhatte, “to place before”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រធាន p̥rdʰān WT romanisation prɑthiən (standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.ˈtʰiən/

Noun

ប្រធាន • (prɑthiən)

1. subject (of a sentence, debate, etc.), topic
2. the essential (that which is the most important)
3. president, chairman, leader
4. perseverance, diligence, effort
5. patience

Adjective

ប្រធាន • (prɑthiən) (abstract noun ភាពប្រធាន)

1. to be supreme, highest, most important