ព្រៃ

See also: ពីរ, ពួរ, ព្រះ, and ព្រោះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្រៃ b̥rai WT romanisation prɨy (standard) IPA(key) /prɨj/

Noun

ព្រៃ • (prɨy)

1. jungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness

Adjective

ព្រៃ • (prɨy) (abstract noun ភាពព្រៃ)

1. wild, savage, undomesticated
2. deciduous (as the temporary teeth or hair of a new-born child)

Antonyms

• ស្រុក (srok)