ចេតិយ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali cetiya, from Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya, hall, temple, or place of worship).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic ចេតិយ
cetiy
Phonemic ចែដ-ដី
caeṭ-ṭī
WT romanisation caetdəy
(standard) IPA(key) /caet.ˈɗəj/

Noun[edit]

ចេតិយ (caetdəy)

  1. shrine, chedi, stupa (conical or bell-shaped structure containing the relics of deceased persons)
  2. (archaic) sacred tree growing on a mound
  3. (archaic) hall, temple, place of worship

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Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ចេតិយ n

  1. Khmer script form of cetiya (“shrine”)

Declension[edit]