ធាតុ

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • (physical) substance, element, matter
  • element of consciousness, essence
  • the four elements of the body (ដី, ទឹក, ខ្យល់, ភ្លើង)
  • the three elements of the cosmos (កាមធាតុ, រូបធាតុ, អរូបធាតុ)
  • nature, temperament
  • cremated remains, relics

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali dhātu (element) borrowed from Sanskrit धातु (element, root, mineral, semen, component, stratum, etc, layer).

Origin

Sanskrit

धातु

Gloss

element, root, mineral, semen, component, stratum, etc, layer

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

根

Emoji

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