Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali methuna, from Sanskrit मैथुन (maithuna).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic មេថុន
metʰun
WT romanisation meithon
(standard) IPA(key) /mei.ˈtʰon/

Noun

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មេថុន (meithon)

  1. couple (husband and wife)
  2. (formal) sexual intercourse; copulation; sexual relations