បរិស្ថាន

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परि- (pari-, “around”) + स्थान (sthāna, “place”).

Sanskrit also has परिस्थान (paristhāna) but it does not mean environment.

Pronunciation
Orthographic បរិស្ថាន
pris̥tʰān
Phonemic ប-រ៉ិ-ស្ថាន
p-r″i-s̥tʰān
WT romanisation bɑɑresthaan
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑː.re.stʰaːn/

Noun

បរិស្ថាន • (bɑɑresthaan)

  1. ecosystem; environment
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