វិទ្យា

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “learning; knowledge; wisdom”). Doublet of វិជ្ជា (vɨcciə). Compare with Thai วิทยา (wít-tá-yaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic វិទ្យា vid̥yā WT romanisation vityiə (standard) IPA(key) /ʋi.ˈtʰjiə/

Noun

វិទ្យា • (vityiə)

1. knowledge, learning, science, -logy
2. subject, field of study

Derived terms

• បុរាណវត្ថុវិទ្យា (bo’raan voattʰo’ vityie, “archaeology”)
• បុរាណវិទ្យា (bo’raan vityie, “archaeology”)
• សង្គមវិទ្យា (sɑngkum vityiə, “sociology”)
• ឧក្រិដ្ឋវិទ្យា (ʼŏkrĕdthâvĭtyéa, “criminology”)