Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मैत्र (maitra, friendship).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic មេត្រី
met̥rī
WT romanisation meitrəy
(standard) IPA(key) /mei.ˈtrəj/

Noun

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មេត្រី (meitrəy)

  1. friendliness, friendship
  2. love, compassion
  3. peaceful relations, close relations
  4. bead tree, peacock tree (Adenanthera microsperma)

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Verb

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មេត្រី (meitrəy) (abstract noun ការមេត្រី)

  1. to like, love