យន្ត
Khmer
noun
Definitions
- device, mechanism, machine, engine
- a magical drawing (on paper, cloth, or tattooed on the skin), amulet
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali yanta (machine, means for holding, mechanism, instrument, artifice, contrivance) derived from Sanskrit यन्त्र (machine, instrument, amulet, device, apparatus, appliance, engine).
Origin
Sanskrit
यन्त्र
Gloss
machine, instrument, amulet, device, apparatus, appliance, engine
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
機