Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā), Pali vidhavā.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic វិធវា
vidʰvā
Phonemic វិ-ធៈ-វា
vi-dʰ`-vā
WT romanisation vithĕəʼviə
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋi.tʰĕəʔ.ʋiə/

Noun

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វិធវា (vithĕəʼviə)

  1. (formal) widow
    Synonym: មេម៉ាយ (mei maay)