ប្រយ័ត្ន

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna, “precaution”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ប្រយ័ត្ន
p̥ry˘t̥n
Phonemic ប្រ-យ៉ាត់
p̥r-y″āt´
WT romanisation prɑyat
(standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.ˈjat/

Adjective

ប្រយ័ត្ន • (prɑyat) (abstract noun ភាពប្រយ័ត្ន)

  1. to be careful, cautious

Verb

ប្រយ័ត្ន • (prɑyat) (abstract noun ការប្រយ័ត្ន)

  1. to watch out, to pay attention to, to beware
    ឆ្កែកាច  ―  prɑyat chkae kaac  ―  beware of the dog

Noun

ប្រយ័ត្ន • (prɑyat)

  1. cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation

Descendants

  • → Thai: ประหยัด (bprà-yàt)
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