Khmer

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali vighāta or Sanskrit विघात (vighāta, destruction). Cognate with Thai พิฆาต (pí-kâat).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ពិឃាត
bigʰāt
WT romanisation pikhiət
(standard) IPA(key) /pi.ˈkʰiət/

Verb

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ពិឃាត (pikhiət) (abstract noun ការពិឃាត)

  1. to kill, to murder; to execute

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