ພຣະ

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer bra or Angkorian Old Khmer braḥ, braḥh, brah (literally distinguished; divine; excellent; holy; sacred; superior; etc), likely from Sanskrit वर (vara, best; excellent; foremost; holy; precious; top; valuable; etc); see Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh) for more.

Compare Old Khmer vraḥ, vraḥh, vrah, vrahh, vrāʼaḥ, brā; Angkorian Old Khmer vraḥ, vraḥha, vraḥh, vrah, vras, vrāḥ.

Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh); พระ (prá). Compare also Burmese ဘုရား (bhu.ra:), Old Javanese phra, Javanese bra.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰaʔ˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰaʔ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພະ
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Particle

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ພຣະ (pha ra)

  1. (used before gods, kings, holy objects etc.; sometimes translated:) royal, holy, divine

Derived terms

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Noun

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ພຣະ (pha ra)

  1. Buddha, king, priest, prince, holy image