មច្ឆានុ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali maccha (“fish”) + anu (?).

Pronunciation

Orthographic មច្ឆានុ mc̥cʰānu Phonemic ម៉័-ច្ឆា-នុ m″˘-c̥cʰā-nu WT romanisation macchaanuʼ (standard) IPA(key) /mac.cʰaː.nuʔ/

Noun

មច្ឆានុ • (macchaanuʼ)

1. (mythology) mermaid

Synonyms

• រក្សសី (rĕəʼksaʼsəy)