បុណ្យ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya, “good, merit”). Cognate with Pali puñña

Pronunciation
Orthographic បុណ្យ
puṇ̥y
Phonemic បុន
pun
WT romanisation bon
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓon/

Noun

បុណ្យ • (bon)

  1. ceremony, celebration, festival, feast
  2. holiday
  3. goodness
  4. good deed, charity
  5. meritorious act
  6. merit
  7. dignity
  8. rank, grade
  9. promotion (in rank)
  10. power (especially supernatural power)
  11. influence

See also
  • បុញ្ញ (boññɔɔ)
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