Chenda
ចិន្តា
Built on the Pali word cintā, "thought" or "reflection", which itself goes back to Sanskrit चिन्ता (cintā).
Meaning and origin
Chenda draws on vocabulary that entered Khmer through Theravada Buddhist scripture, where Pali served for centuries as the language of learning and religious teaching.
How to pronounce Chenda
| Khmer (Cambodia) | chen-DAH /cɛnˈdaː/ |
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