អាទិ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali ādi.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic អាទិ ʼādi WT romanisation ʼaatiʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.ˈtiʔ/

Noun

អាទិ • (ʼaatiʼ)

1. first thing, origin, base, foundation
2. cause

Verb

អាទិ • (ʼaatiʼ) (abstract noun ការអាទិ)

1. to begin (something), to lay the foundation (of)

Adjective

អាទិ • (ʼaatiʼ) (abstract noun ភាពអាទិ)

1. to be basic, elementary, initial