ចៃដន្យ

Khmer

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចៃដន្យ
caiṭn̥y
Phonemic ចៃ-ដន់
cai-ṭn´
WT romanisation caydɑn
(standard) IPA(key) /caj.ˈɗɑn/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit चैतन्य (caitanya).

Noun

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn)

  1. accident; chance, coincidence
    ដោយ  ―  daoy caydɑn  ―  by accident, accidentally; by chance, coincidentally
  2. hazard, risk, danger
  3. soul, feeling, mind, heart
  4. deity who guides or influences one's emotions

Adjective

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn) (abstract noun ភាពចៃដន្យ)

  1. to be random, accidental
    គំរូ  ―  kumruu caydɑn  ―  random sample

See also

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ดลใจ.

Verb

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn) (abstract noun ការចៃដន្យ)

  1. to suggest, to inspire; to recall, to think

Noun

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn)

  1. suggestion, inspiration