Where does “មេថុន” come from?

មេថុន (Khmer) comes from Pali methuna, from Sanskrit मैथुन — sex, sexual intercourse; copulation.

មេថុន (Khmer): couple (husband and wife)

Definitions

  1. couple (husband and wife)

Ancestry of “មេថុន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimethunacoupling; copulation
2Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation
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