Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឥដ្ឋ
iṭ̥ṭʰ
Phonemic អិត
ʼit
WT romanisation ʼət
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔət/

Etymology 1

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From Pali iṭṭhakā.

Alternatively, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔit (brick) (Shorto 2006 #940).

Noun

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ឥដ្ឋ (ʼət)

  1. brick

Etymology 2

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From Pali iṭṭha.

Adjective

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ឥដ្ឋ (ʼət) (abstract noun ភាពឥដ្ឋ)

  1. to be pleasing, likable

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ឥដ្ឋ

  1. Khmer script form of iṭṭha