Where does “មាត្រា” come from?

មាត្រា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit मात्रा — measure, quantity, size; unit of measure.

មាត្រា (Khmer): article, section, paragraph (of a law)

Definitions

  1. article, section, paragraph (of a law)

Ancestry of “មាត្រា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमात्राmeasure, quantity, size; unit of measure
Every word from Sanskrit मात्रा
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