ពេជ្រ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer bejra, beja, bejña (“diamond”); ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “diamond; thunderbolt; vajra, Indra's weapon”). Cognate Thai เพชร (pét).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ពេជ្រ
bej̥r
Phonemic ពេជ
bej
WT romanisation pɨc
(standard) IPA(key) /pɨc/

Noun

ពេជ្រ • (pɨc)

  1. diamond (mineral, gemstone)

Proper noun

ពេជ្រ • (pɨc)

  1. Pech, a surname from Sanskrit
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