Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali visesa (distinction, splendor), from Sanskrit विशेष (viśeṣa, distinction, excellence). Doublet of ពិសេស (pisaeh).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic វិសេស
vises
Phonemic វិ-សែស / វិ-សេះ
vi-saes / vi-seḥ
WT romanisation visaeh, viseh
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋi.ˈsaeh/ ~ /ʋi.ˈseh/

Adjective

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វិសេស (visaeh) (abstract noun ភាពវិសេស)

  1. to be special, specific, exceptional, different
  2. to be pleasant, nice (said of a smell)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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វិសេស m

  1. Khmer script form of visesa (distinction)

Declension

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