Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic ផ្ចិត
p̥ʰcit
Phonemic ផ្ចិត / ផ្ឝិត
p̥ʰcit / p̥ʰśit
WT romanisation phcət, phsət
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰcət/ ~ /pʰsət/

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj. Compare Proto-Chamic *pisaːt (navel), Malay pusat (navel).

Noun

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ផ្ចិត (phcət)

  1. (anatomy) navel

Etymology 2

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From ចិត្ត (cət, heart) with prefixed p-.

Verb

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ផ្ចិត (phcət)

  1. used in the compound ផ្ចិតផ្ចង់ (phcətphcɑng)