អប្សរ

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Khmer[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic អប្សរ
ʼp̥sr
Phonemic អ័ប-ប្ស
ʼ˘p-p̥s
WT romanisation ʼappsɑɑ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔap.ˈpʰsɑː/

Noun[edit]

អប្សរ (ʼappsɑɑ)

  1. Apsara (a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a class of minor Indian divinities)
  2. nymph; fairy
  3. enchantress; witch