Where does “ឈប់បុណ្យ” come from?
ឈប់បុណ្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បុណ្យ, from Old Khmer បុណ្យ, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
ឈប់បុណ្យ (Khmer): to have a holiday, to stop work because of a holiday
Definitions
- to have a holiday, to stop work because of a holiday
Ancestry of “ឈប់បុណ្យ”, step by step
ឈប់បុណ្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បុណ្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បុណ្យ | ceremony, celebration, festival, feast; holiday;... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | បុណ្យ | goodness; virtue; merit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुण्य | the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,... |
via Khmer ឈប់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឈប់ | to cease, halt, stop, pause, discontinue, take a rest |