Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मेघ (megha, cloud).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic មេឃ
megʰ
Phonemic មេក / មេ-ឃៈ–
mek / me-gʰ`–
WT romanisation meik, meikhĕəʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /meik/ ~ /mei.ˈkʰĕəʔ–/

Noun

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មេឃ (meik)

  1. sky, firmament
    ខ្ពង់មេឃ  ―  khpŭəng meik  ―  vault of the sky
    ជើងមេឃ  ―  cəəng meik  ―  horizon
    ផ្ទៃមេឃ  ―  phtɨy meik  ―  surface of​ the sky, sky blue color
  2. cloud
  3. weather

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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មេឃ m

  1. cloud
  2. rain

Declension

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