Where does “នេន” come from?
នេន (Khmer) comes from Thai เณร, from Thai สามเณร, from Pali sāmaṇera, from Sanskrit श्रामणेर, from Sanskrit श्रमण, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.
នេន (Khmer): novice monk
Definitions
- novice monk
Ancestry of “នេន”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เณร | a Buddhist novice, that is, an ordained male who... |
| 2 | Thai | สามเณร | "sāmaṇera": ordained male who merely observes 10... |
| 3 | Pali | sāmaṇera | novice monk |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्रामणेर | novice; novice monk, pupil or disciple admitted... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्रमण | making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business |
| 6 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |