ផ្ចិត

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic ផ្ចិត p̥ʰcit Phonemic ផ្ចិត / ផ្ឝិត p̥ʰcit / p̥ʰśit WT romanisation phcət, phsət (standard) IPA(key) /pʰcət/ ~ /pʰsət/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj. Compare Proto-Chamic *pisaːt (“navel”), Malay pusat (“navel”).

Noun

ផ្ចិត • (phcət)

1. (anatomy) navel

Etymology 2

From ចិត្ត (cət, “heart”) with prefixed p-.

Verb

ផ្ចិត • (phcət)

1. used in the compound ផ្ចិតផ្ចង់ (phcətphcɑng)