ភាស៊ី

Khmer

Alternative forms

  • ភស៊ី (phĕəʼsii), ផាស៊ី (phaasii)

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian باژ (bâž, “tribute; toll”), which is cognate to Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “distribution; division”).

Cognate with Thai ภาษี (paa-sǐi), Lao ພາສີ (phā sī).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភាស៊ី
bʰās′ī
WT romanisation phiəsii
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰiə.ˈsiː/

Noun

ភាស៊ី • (phiəsii)

  1. tax (on goods)
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