ចេតនា

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali cetanā (“consciousness; mentation; thought”) or Sanskrit चेतना (cetanā, “consciousness; intelligence; sense”). Cognate with Thai เจตนา (jèet-dtà-naa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចេតនា cetnā Phonemic ចេ-តៈ-ន៉ា ce-t`-n″ā WT romanisation ceetaʼnaa (standard) IPA(key) /ceː.taʔ.naː/

Noun

ចេតនា • (ceetaʼnaa)

1. intention, will, aim
2. wish, desire
3. thoughts, feelings, spirit