ពេជ្រ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer bejra, beja, bejña (“diamond”); ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “diamond; thunderbolt; vajra, Indra's weapon”). Cognate Thai เพชร (pét).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic	ពេជ្រ bej̥r
Phonemic	ពេជ bej
WT romanisation	pɨc
(standard) IPA^(key)	/pɨc/

Noun edit

ពេជ្រ • (pɨc)

diamond (mineral, gemstone)

Proper noun edit

ពេជ្រ • (pɨc)

Pech, a surname from Sanskrit

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