បុណ្យ

Old Khmer

/ɓʊn/

tr=puṇya
Definitions
  • goodness
  • virtue
  • merit
  • good deed or work
  • pious act calculated to make merit
  • endowment or foundation made for a religious purpose

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुण्य (good, good right, good work, moral religious merit, meritorious act, virtue, merit, purity).

Origin

Sanskrit

पुण्य

Gloss

good, good right, good work, moral religious merit, meritorious act, virtue, merit, purity

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

良, 善

Emoji
🦸 🦸‍♀️ 🦸‍♂️

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