បុណ្យ

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • ceremony, celebration, festival, feast
  • holiday
  • goodness
  • good deed, charity
  • meritorious act
  • merit
  • dignity
  • rank, grade
  • promotion in rank
  • power especially supernatural power
  • influence

Etymology

Inherited from Old Khmer បុណ្យ (merit).

Origin

Old Khmer

បុណ្យ

Gloss

merit

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