ព្រហ្ម

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali brahma or Sanskrit ब्रह्म (brahma). Cognate with Thai พรหม (prom).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ព្រហ្ម
b̥rh̥m
Phonemic ព្រំ
b̥rṃ
WT romanisation prum
(standard) IPA(key) /prum/

Adjective

ព្រហ្ម • (prum) (abstract noun ភាពព្រហ្ម)

  1. to be superior, supreme, sublime, good

Proper noun

ព្រហ្ម • (prum)

  1. Brahma, the chief of the Indian gods and creator of the universe
  2. (by extension) Buddha

Noun

ព្រហ្ម • (prum)

  1. brahmin, brahman, priest

Synonyms

  • ព្រហ្ម័ន (prŭəhmŏən)
  • ព្រហ្មា (prŭəhmiə)
  • ព្រហ្មាន (prŭəhmiən)
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