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Where does “យន្ត” come from?

យន្ត (Khmer) comes from Pali yanta, from Sanskrit यन्त्र — any instrument for holding or restraining or...

យន្ត (Khmer): device, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical...

Definitions

  1. device, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical...

Ancestry of “យន្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyantapresent active participle of yāti; machine; means...
2Sanskritयन्त्रany instrument for holding or restraining or...

Words derived from “យន្ត”

  • គោយន្ត
  • កាំភ្លើងយន្ត
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