វ្រះ

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin vraḥ
Pallava

Alternative forms

  • (pre-Angkorian) វ្រហ្ហ៑ (vrahh), វ្រាអះ (vrā'aḥ), ព្រា (brā), ព្រ (bra)
  • វ្រះហ (vraḥha), វ្រះហ៑ (vraḥh), វ្រហ៑ (vrah), វ្រស៑ (vras), វ្រាះ (vrāḥ), ព្រះ (braḥ), ព្រះហ៑ (braḥh), ព្រហ៑ (brah)

Etymology

From វ- +‎ រះ (to shine; to be bright, light, radiant); or from Proto-Mon-Khmer *brah (divine being); likely from Sanskrit वर (vara, best; excellent; foremost; holy; precious; top; valuable; etc.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wrah ~ brah/

Noun

វ្រះ (vraḥ)

  1. divine or royal being or object; the Holy One, the Buddha, occurring as headword of a noun phrase..
  2. a holy image; sanctuary, shrine, temple, as housing a divinity.
  3. (pronoun) a divine or royal one: the sovereign; one in holy orders.

Descendants

  • Khmer: ព្រះ (prĕəh)
  • Lao: ພຣະ (phra)
  • Thai: พระ (prá)