Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali vinaya, from Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, education, guidance, discipline). Cognate with Thai พินัย (pí-nai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ពិន័យ
bin˘y
Phonemic ពិ-នៃ
bi-nai
WT romanisation pinɨy
(standard) IPA(key) /pi.ˈnɨj/

Verb edit

ពិន័យ (pinɨy) (abstract noun ការពិន័យ)

  1. (formal) to fine, penalize

Noun edit

ពិន័យ (pinɨy)

  1. rules, law, discipline, regulation, rules of conduct
  2. fine, penalty

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See also edit