ផ្ចាញ់

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Khmer ផ្ចញ (phcaña) (first attested in 1704). Equivalent to From ចាញ់ (cañ, “to lose”) with prefixed p- (causative). Cognate with Thai ผจญ, ผจัญ, ประจญ, ประจัญ, จญ (jon).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ចាញ់ p̥ʰcāñ´ WT romanisation phcañ (standard) IPA(key) /pʰcaɲ/

Verb

ផ្ចាញ់ • (phcañ) (abstract noun ការផ្ចាញ់)

1. to defeat, vanquish; to confound; to avenge oneself on, strive to gain revenge