ចិត្ត

Khmer

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ចិត្ត (citta, heart, mind; spirit), from Sanskrit चित्त (citta, thought, intention, mind, heart). or from Pali citta.

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចិត្ត
cit̥t
Phonemic ចិត
cit
WT romanisation cət
(standard) IPA(key) /cət/

Noun

ចិត្ត • (cət)

  1. feeling, emotions, heart (as the seat of emotion)
  2. will, willpower
  3. nature, disposition
  4. intention
  5. thought, opinion, mind, heart (spirit, reason)
  6. in compounds, often corresponds to English psycho-

Adjective

ចិត្ត • (cət) (abstract noun ភាពចិត្ត)

  1. (dialect, Surin) mean, vicious, fierce, hot-tempered
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चित्र (citra).

Alternative forms

  • ចិត្រ

Adjective

ចិត្ត • (cət) (abstract noun ភាពចិត្ត)

  1. artistically done, carefully done

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).

Alternative forms

  • ចិត្រ

Noun

ចិត្ត • (cət)

  1. fifth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar, corresponding to mid-March/mid-April

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin citta
Pallava File:Pallava citta.png

Alternative forms

  • (pre-Angkorian) ចិត្ត៑ (citt)
  • ចីត្ត (cītta), ចិត (cita), ចិត្រ (citra), ចិត្ត្រ (cittra)

Etymology

From Sanskrit चित्त (citta, thought, intention, mind, heart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɪt/

Noun

ចិត្ត (citta)

  1. heart, mind, feeling; spirit; will.
  2. thought, opinion; aim, intention, wish.
  3. Constituent of slavename.

Descendants

  • Khmer: ចិត្ត (cət)
  • Lao: ຈິດ (chit)
  • Thai: จิต (jìt)

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Noun

ចិត្ត n

  1. Khmer script form of citta

Declension