វត្ថុ

វត្ថុ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali vatthu (“object, property”), from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, “item, object, thing”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic វត្ថុ vt̥tʰu Phonemic វ័ត-ថុ v˘t-tʰu WT romanisation vŏətthoʾ (standard) IPA(key) /ʋŏət.ˈtʰoʔ/

Noun

វត្ថុ • (vŏətthoʾ)

1. substance, matter, object, thing, property, wealth
2. ground, field, place, farm, dwelling
3. reason, basis

Derived terms

• បុរាណវត្ថុវិទ្យា (bo’raan voattʰo’ vityie, “archaeology”)
• រូបិយវត្ថុ (ruupəyyea voattʰo’, “currency, money”)
• ហាសវត្ថុ (haah voattʰo’, “joke”)

See also

• របស់ (rɔbɑh)