ព្រៃ

See also: ពីរ, ពួរ, ព្រះ, and ព្រោះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *briːʔ (“forest”). Cognate with Semelai bri, Koho bri (“forest, bush”), Khasi bri, Mang ʑiː⁶, Khmu [Cuang] briʔ, Hu pʁíʔ, Pear priː. Cognate with Thai ไพร (prai, “forest, jungle”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្រៃ b̥rai WT romanisation prɨy (standard) IPA(key) /prɨj/

Noun

ព្រៃ • (prɨy)

1. jungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness

Adjective

ព្រៃ • (prɨy) (abstract noun ភាពព្រៃ)

1. to be wild, savage, undomesticated
2. to be deciduous (as the temporary teeth or hair of a new-born child)

Antonyms

• ស្រុក (srok)