សុភា

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Middle Khmer សុភា (subhā), សូភា (sūbhā, court; court of justice; member of a court: justice, judge), ultimately from Pali sabhā (assembly; congregation; convention) or Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, assembly; meeting). Doublet of សភា (saʼphiə). Cognate with Thai สภา (sà-paa), สุภา (sù-paa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic សុភា
subʰā
WT romanisation sophiə
(standard) IPA(key) /so.ˈpʰiə/

Noun

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សុភា (sophiə)

  1. participant in a discussion, conferee
  2. judge, magistrate; prosecutor, prosecuting attorney; lawyer (esp. one who cross-examines witnesses)
  3. wiseman
  4. courtroom

Proper noun

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សុភា (sophiə)

  1. a unisex given name, Sophea