Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali veḷu + vana.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic វេឡុវ័ន
veḷuv˘n
WT romanisation veilovŏən
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋei.lo.ʋŏən/

Noun

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វេឡុវ័ន (veilovŏən)

  1. bamboo jungle

Proper noun

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វេឡុវ័ន (veilovŏən)

  1. (Buddhism) Veḷuvana (name of the bamboo grove used as a monastery dedicated to the Buddha by King Bimbisara)