ពិត

See also: ពោត

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពិត bit WT romanisation pɨt (standard) IPA(key) /pɨt/

Etymology 1

Adjective

ពិត • (pɨt) (abstract noun ភាពពិត)

1. to be true, real, genuine
2. to be sure, certain
3. to be accurate, exact
4. to be honest

Verb

ពិត • (pɨt) (abstract noun ការពិត)

1. to inform, notify, tell
2. to denounce, slander
3. to push apart, shove aside, push one's way through (as in a crowd)

Derived terms

• ការពិត (kaa pɨt)
• តាមពិត (taam pɨt)
• ពិតមែន (pɨtmɛɛn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 筆／笔 (pit, “inkbrush”).

Noun

ពិត • (pɨt)

1. small Chinese-style writing brush