ព្រៃ
Khmer edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”). Cognate with Semelai bri, Koho bri (“forest, bush”), Khasi bri, Mang ʑiː⁶, Khmu [Cuang] briʔ, Hu pʁíʔ, Pear priː. Cognate with Thai ไพร (prai, “forest, jungle”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ព្រៃ • (prɨy)
- jungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness
Adjective edit
ព្រៃ • (prɨy) (abstract noun ភាពព្រៃ)
- to be wild, savage, undomesticated
- to be deciduous (as the temporary teeth or hair of a new-born child)
Antonyms edit
- ស្រុក (srok)