Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali sāmin, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmín).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សាមី
sāmī
Phonemic សា-ម៉ី
sā-m″ī
WT romanisation saaməy
(standard) IPA(key) /saː.ˈməj/

Noun

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សាមី (saaməy)

  1. boss; owner; husband
  2. (grammar) possessive particle

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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សាមី (m)

  1. Khmer script form of sāmī which is inflection of សាមិន៑:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural (sāmin, master)