ខណៈ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali khaṇa, from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa, “moment, instant”). Cognate with Mon ခၞ, Thai ขณะ (kà-nà), Lao ຂະນະ (kha na), Burmese ခဏ (hka.na.).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ខណៈ
kʰṇ`
Phonemic ខៈ-ណៈ
kʰ`-ṇ`
WT romanisation khaʼnaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaʔ.ˈnaʔ/

Noun

ខណៈ • (khaʼnaʼ)

  1. moment, instant
  2. (short) period of time
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