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Where does “ភាព” come from?

ភាព (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ភាព (Khmer): state , condition, status, state of being,...

Definitions

  1. state , condition, status, state of being,...

Ancestry of “ភាព”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
2Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ភាព”

  • ភាពក្រ
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