ភារ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali bhāra (“load, burden”) or Sanskrit भार (bhāra). Doublet of ភារៈ (phiərĕəʼ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ភារ bʰār Phonemic ភារ / ភា-រៈ– bʰār / bʰā-r`– WT romanisation phiə, phiərĕəʼ– (standard) IPA(key) /pʰiə/ ~ /pʰiə.ˈrĕəʔ–/

Noun

ភារ • (phiə)

1. used in the compound ភ័ស្តុភារ (phŏəhtophiə, “gift”).
2. (as the first element in Indic compound) load, burden, charge, responsibility

Derived terms

• ភារវត្ថុ (phiərĕəʼvŏətthoʼ)