ភូមធ្យរេខា

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमध्यरेखा (bhūmadhyarekhā). A corresponding Pali source would be bhūmajjhalekhā, compounded of bhū (“earth”) + majjha (“middle”) + lekhā (“line”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ភូមធ្យរេខា bʰūmd̥ʰyrekʰā Phonemic ភូ-មៈ-ធ្យៈ-រេ-ខា / ភូ-ម'-ធ្យៈ-រេ-ខា bʰū-m`-d̥ʰy`-re-kʰā / bʰū-m'-d̥ʰy`-re-kʰā WT romanisation phuumĕəʼthyĕəʼreikhaa, phuuməthyĕəʼreikhaa (standard) IPA(key) /pʰuː.mĕəʔ.tʰjĕəʔ.rei.kʰaː/ ~ /pʰuː.mə.tʰjĕəʔ.rei.kʰaː/

Noun

ភូមធ្យរេខា • (phuumĕəʼthyĕəʼreikhaa)

1. equator