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ចិត្ត

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Khmer

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Etymology 1

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From Old Khmer ចិត្ត (citta, heart, mind; spirit), from Sanskrit चित्त (citta, thought, intention, mind, heart). or from Pali citta.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ចិត្ត
cit̥t
Phonemic ចិត
cit
WT romanisation cət
(standard) IPA(key) /cət/

Noun

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ចិត្ត (cət)

  1. feeling, emotions, heart (as the seat of emotion)
  2. will, willpower
  3. nature, disposition
  4. intention
  5. thought, opinion, mind, heart (spirit, reason)
  6. in compounds, often corresponds to English psycho-

Adjective

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ចិត្ត (cət) (abstract noun ភាពចិត្ត)

  1. (dialect, Surin) mean, vicious, fierce, hot-tempered
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit चित्र (citra).

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ចិត្ត (cət) (abstract noun ភាពចិត្ត)

  1. artistically done, carefully done

Etymology 3

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From Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).

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Noun

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ចិត្ត (cət)

  1. fifth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar, corresponding to mid-March/mid-April

Old Khmer

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Variant forms
Latin citta
Pallava

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चित्त (citta, thought, intention, mind, heart).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ចិត្ត (citta)

  1. heart, mind, feeling; spirit; will.
  2. thought, opinion; aim, intention, wish.
  3. Constituent of slavename.

Descendants

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  • Khmer: ចិត្ត (cət)
  • Lao: ຈິດ (chit)
  • Thai: จิต (jìt)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Noun

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ចិត្ត n

  1. Khmer script form of citta

Declension

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