ផ្ចាញ់

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Khmer

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Khmer ផ្ចញ (phcaña) (first attested in 1704). Equivalent to From ចាញ់ (cañ, to lose) with prefixed p- (causative). Cognate with Thai ผจญ, ผจัญ, ประจญ, ประจัญ, จญ (jon).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ចាញ់
p̥ʰcāñ´
WT romanisation phcañ
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰcaɲ/

Verb

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ផ្ចាញ់ (phcañ) (abstract noun ការផ្ចាញ់)

  1. to defeat, vanquish; to confound; to avenge oneself on, strive to gain revenge