ពារ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពារ bār WT romanisation piə (standard) IPA(key) /piə/

Etymology 1

Verb

ពារ • (piə) (abstract noun ការពារ)

1. to step, tread on, trample
2. to crush, pound, hit (against)
3. to prey upon
4. to encounter, happen upon, run into

Derived terms

• ការពារ (kaa piə)
• គាំពារ (kŏəm piə)

Affixed forms

• បំពារ (bɑmpiə)

Etymology 2

From Pali vāra (“day of the week, time, occasion”) or from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Cognate Thai วาร (waan)​.

Noun

ពារ • (piə)

1. (astrology) day