កញ្ញា

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā, “girl, virgin, daughter”), Pali kaññā (“young girl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”), whence also कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”). Cognates include Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic	កញ្ញា kñ̥ñā
Phonemic	ក័-ញ្ញ៉ា k˘-ñ̥ñ″ā
WT romanisation	kaññaa
(standard) IPA^(key)	/kaɲ.ˈɲaː/

Noun

កញ្ញា • (kaññaa)

September
ខែកញ្ញា ― khae kaññaa ― (the month of) September
Miss; (unmarried) girl, young woman

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) ខែ សុរិយ គតិ (khae soreyaʾ kĕəʾteʾ); មករា (mĕəʾkaʾraa), កុម្ភៈ (komphĕəʾ), មីនា (miinaa), មេសា (meisaa), ឧសភា (ʾosaʾphiə), មិថុនា (mithonaa), កក្កដា (kɑkkaʾdaa), សីហា (səyhaa), កញ្ញា (kaññaa), តុលា (tolaa), វិច្ឆិកា (vɨcchekaa), ធ្នូ (thnuu) ^{(Category: km:Months)}

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