ទេសនា

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ទេស្នា (teisaʼnaa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देशना (deśanā, “instruction”). Cognate with Thai เทศนา (têet-sà-nǎa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទេសនា desnā Phonemic ទេ-សៈ-ន៉ា / ទេស-ស្នា de-s`-n″ā / des-s̥nā WT romanisation teisaʼnaa, teihsnaa (standard) IPA(key) /tei.saʔ.naː/ ~ /teih.ˈsnaː/

Noun

ទេសនា • (teisaʼnaa)

1. (religion) preaching; teaching; sermon; discourse; lecture