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

Emoji

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