សូត្រ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic សូត្រ sūt̥r Phonemic សូត sūt WT romanisation sout (standard) IPA(key) /sout/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, “thread”).

Noun

សូត្រ • (sout)

1. silk; fine thread

Etymology 2

Compare Thai สวด (sùuat).

Verb

សូត្រ • (sout) (abstract noun ការសូត្រ)

1. to recite; to read; to chant

Alternative forms

• សូត (sout), សូធ្យ (soutyɔɔ)