ធាតុ

See also: ធាត់

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali dhātu (“element”), from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu, “element”). Compare Thai ธาตุ (tâat).

Pronunciation
Orthographic ធាតុ
dʰātu
Phonemic ធាត
dʰāt
WT romanisation thiət
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰiət/

Noun

ធាតុ • (thiət)

  1. (physical) substance, element, matter
  2. element of consciousness, essence
  3. the four elements of the body (ដី (dəy), ទឹក (tɨk), ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), ភ្លើង (phləəng))
  4. the three elements of the cosmos (កាមធាតុ (kaamthiətoʾ), រូបធាតុ (ruupthiətoʾ), អរូបធាតុ (ʾɑɑruupthiətoʾ))
  5. nature, temperament
  6. cremated remains, relics
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