សត្វ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, animal, creature”). Compare Lao ສັດ (sat), Thai สัตว์ (sàt), Burmese သတ္တဝါ (satta.wa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សត្វ st̥v Phonemic ស័ត s˘t WT romanisation sat (standard) IPA(key) /sat/

Noun

សត្វ • (sat)

1. animal (also affixing to some animal's names)
2. being, living creature (animal as opposed to plant)
3. life
4. soul

Derived terms

• សត្វលា (sat liə)
• សត្វល្អិត (sat lʼət)