បរិស្ថាន

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परि- (pari-, “around”) + स्थान (sthāna, “place”).

Sanskrit also has परिस्थान (paristhāna) but it does not mean environment.

Pronunciation

Orthographic បរិស្ថាន pris̥tʰān Phonemic ប-រ៉ិ-ស្ថាន p-r″i-s̥tʰān WT romanisation bɑɑresthaan (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑː.re.stʰaːn/

Noun

បរិស្ថាន • (bɑɑresthaan)

1. ecosystem; environment