ស្ត្រី
Khmer
Etymology
Borrowing from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́, “woman, wife, feminine”), from Proto-Indo-European *eys- (“used to form words denoting passion”). Cognate with Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ស្ត្រី • (strəy)
- woman, lady, girl
- women
- the female sex
Synonyms
- ស្រី (srəy)