Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ពណ៌នា (barṇanā); ultimately from Sanskrit वर्णन (varṇana). Compare Thai พรรณนา (pan-ná-naa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ពណ៌នា
bṇŕnā
Phonemic ព័រ-ណៈ-នា
b˘r-ṇ`-nā
WT romanisation pɔənaʼniə
(standard) IPA(key) /pŏə.naʔ.niə/

Verb

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ពណ៌នា (pɔənaʼniə) (abstract noun ការពណ៌នា)

  1. to describe; to depict

Noun

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ពណ៌នា (pɔənaʼniə)

  1. description