វិទ្យុ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut, “flashing, shining”). Cognate with Thai วิทยุ (wít-tá-yú), Lao ວິທະຍຸ (wi tha nyu).

Pronunciation

Orthographic វិទ្យុ vid̥yu Phonemic វិ-ទ្យុ / វិត-ទ្យុ vi-d̥yu / vit-d̥yu WT romanisation vɨtyuʼ, vɨttyuʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʋɨt.ˈjuʔ/ ~ /ʋɨt.ˈtʰjuʔ/

Noun

វិទ្យុ • (vɨtyuʼ)

1. radio
2. lightning, alternative form of វិជ្ជុ (vɨccuʼ)

Synonyms

• រ៉ាឌីយោ (raadiiyoo)