Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali mahesi (maharṣi), cognate with Thai มเหสี (má-hěe-sǐi).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic មហេសី
mhesī
Phonemic មៈ-ហេ-សី
m`-he-sī
WT romanisation mĕəʼheesəy
(standard) IPA(key) /mĕəʔ.heː.səj/

Noun edit

មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy)

  1. (ព្រះ~) maharṣi
  2. (ព្រះ~) buddha
  3. (ព្រះ~) queen