ព្រៃ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”). Cognate with Semelai bri, Koho bri (“forest, bush”), Khasi bri, Mang ʑiː⁶, Khmu [Cuang] briʔ, Hu pʁíʔ, Pear priː. Cognate with Thai ไพร (prai, “forest, jungle”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ព្រៃ
b̥rai
WT romanisation prɨy
(standard) IPA(key) /prɨj/

Noun

ព្រៃ • (prɨy)

  1. jungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness

Adjective

ព្រៃ • (prɨy) (abstract noun ភាពព្រៃ)

  1. to be wild, savage, undomesticated
  2. to be deciduous (as the temporary teeth or hair of a new-born child)

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