Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit प्रवेणी (praveṇī, braid of hair worn by widows or wives in the absence of their husbands).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ប្រពៃណី
p̥rbaiṇī
Phonemic ប្រ់-ពៃ-នី
p̥r´-bai-nī
WT romanisation prɑpɨynii
(standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.pɨj.niː/

Noun

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ប្រពៃណី (prɑpɨynii)

  1. tradition, custom

Alternative forms

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