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 (kaam thiət), រូបធាតុ (ruupaʼthiət), អរូបធាតុ (ʼaʼruupaʼthiət))
  5. nature, temperament
  6. cremated remains, relics

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ធាតុ f

  1. Khmer script form of dhātu (“element”)

Declension

Noun

ធាតុ m

  1. Khmer script form of dhātu (“root of a word”)

Declension