មែន

Khmer

Etymology

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Particularly: “Compare Isan แม่น (maen), Lao ແມ່ນ (mǣn), Thai แม่น (mɛ̂n), Shan မႅၼ်ႈ (mēn).”

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	មែន maen
WT romanisation	mɛɛn
(standard) IPA^(key)	/mɛːn/

Adjective

មែន • (mɛɛn) (abstract noun ភាពមែន)

to be real, true, accurate
to be right, correct

Adverb

មែន • (mɛɛn)

really, actually, indeed

Interjection

មែន • (mɛɛn)

it is true

Derived terms

ពិតមែន (pɨt mɛɛn)