អាយតនៈ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit आयतन (āyatana).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អាយតនៈ ʼāytn` Phonemic អា-យ៉ៈ-តៈ-ណៈ ʼā-y″`-t`-ṇ` WT romanisation ʼaayaʼtaʼnaʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.jaʔ.taʔ.naʔ/

Noun

អាយតនៈ • (ʼaayaʼtaʼnaʼ)

1. residence, domicile
2. cave, hole, well
3. origin, root, source, cause
4. (Buddhism) the six senses and the six objects of sensation: eye (visible object), ear (sound), nose (odor), tongue (taste), body (tangible object), mind (cognizable object)