Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit रचना (racanā).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic រចនា
rcnā
Phonemic រ៉ៈ-ចៈ-ណា / រៈ-ចៈ-ណា / រ៉័ច-ច'-ណា
r″`-c`-ṇā / r`-c`-ṇā / r″˘c-c'-ṇā
WT romanisation raʼcaʼnaa, rĕəʼcaʼnaa, raccənaa
(standard) IPA(key) /raʔ.caʔ.naː/ ~ /rĕəʔ.caʔ.naː/ ~ /rac.cə.naː/

Noun edit

រចនា (raʼcaʼnaa)

  1. art fine arts
  2. (artistic) decoration

Verb edit

រចនា (raʼcaʼnaa) (abstract noun ការរចនា)

  1. to shape, to design
  2. to decorate, to adorn