គម្ពីរ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali gambhīra (“deep, profound”). Cognate with คัมภีร์ (kam-pii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គម្ពីរ
gm̥bīr
WT romanisation kumpii
(standard) IPA(key) /kum.ˈpiː/

Noun

គម្ពីរ • (kumpii)

  1. treatise; scripture; manuscript
    គ្រិស្តសាសនា  ―  kumpii krɨh saasnaa  ―  Bible
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