វណ្ណ

វណ្ណ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• វណ៌
• ពណ៌ (pɔə)

Etymology

From Pali vaṇṇa, from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic វណ្ណ vṇ̥ṇ Phonemic វ៉័ន-ណៈ / វ័ន / វ័ន-ណៈ v″˘n-ṇ` / v˘n / v˘n-ṇ` WT romanisation vannaʾ, vŏən, vŏənnaʾ (standard) IPA(key) /ʋan.ˈnaʔ/ ~ /ʋŏən/ ~ /ʋŏən.ˈnaʔ/

Noun

វណ្ណ • (vannaʾ)

1. caste
2. color
3. letter; word