សុភា

Khmer

Etymology

From Middle Khmer សុភា (subhā), សូភា (sūbhā, “court; court of justice; member of a court: justice, judge”), ultimately from Pali sabhā (“assembly; congregation; convention”) or Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “assembly; meeting”). Doublet of សភា (saʼphiə). Cognate with Thai สภา (sà-paa), สุภา (sù-paa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សុភា subʰā WT romanisation sophiə (standard) IPA(key) /so.ˈpʰiə/

Noun

សុភា • (sophiə)

1. participant in a discussion, conferee
2. judge, magistrate; prosecutor, prosecuting attorney; lawyer (esp. one who cross-examines witnesses)
3. wiseman
4. courtroom

Proper noun

សុភា • (sophiə)

1. a unisex given name, Sophea