ស្វាហៈ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic	ស្វាហៈ s̥vāh`
WT romanisation	svaahaʼ
(standard) IPA^(key)	/sʋaː.ˈhaʔ/

Interjection[edit]

ស្វាហៈ • (svahaʼ)

it is right; it is correct (used at the beginning or end of religious or magical formulae)
may it be powerful!; may it be glorious! (used by Brahmans during a ceremony in honor of Agni, ព្រះអគ្គី (prĕəhʼkkii), god of fire)

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