ចៃដន្យ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ចៃដន់

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចៃដន្យ caiṭn̥y Phonemic ចៃ-ដន់ cai-ṭn´ WT romanisation caydɑn (standard) IPA(key) /caj.ˈɗɑn/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit चैतन्य (caitanya).

Noun

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn)

1. accident; chance, coincidence

   ដោយចៃដន្យ  ―  daoy caydɑn  ―  by accident, accidentally; by chance, coincidentally

2. hazard, risk, danger
3. soul, feeling, mind, heart
4. deity who guides or influences one's emotions

Adjective

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn) (abstract noun ភាពចៃដន្យ)

1. to be random, accidental

   គំរូចៃដន្យ  ―  kumruu caydɑn  ―  random sample

See also

• គ្រោះ (krŭəh)

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ดลใจ.

Verb

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn) (abstract noun ការចៃដន្យ)

1. to suggest, to inspire; to recall, to think

Noun

ចៃដន្យ • (caydɑn)

1. suggestion, inspiration