Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (forest). Cognate with Semelai bri, Koho bri (forest, bush), Khasi bri, Mang ʑiː⁶, Khmu [Cuang] briʔ, Hu pʁíʔ, Pear priː. Cognate with Thai ไพร (prai, forest, jungle).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ព្រៃ
b̥rai
WT romanisation prɨy
(standard) IPA(key) /prɨj/

Noun

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ព្រៃ (prɨy)

  1. jungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness

Adjective

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ព្រៃ (prɨy) (abstract noun ភាពព្រៃ)

  1. to be wild, savage, undomesticated
  2. to be deciduous (as the temporary teeth or hair of a new-born child)

Antonyms

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  NODES
Note 1