បូជា

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali pūjā (homage), from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, honor, homage)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បូជា
pūjā
WT romanisation bouciə
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓou.ˈciə/

Verb

បូជា (bouciə) (abstract noun ការបូជា)

  1. to sacrifice, make a sacrifice
  2. to present (a gift) to a superior
  3. to offer, make an offering, donate, sacrifice
  4. to honor, pay homage to
  5. to cremate

Noun

បូជា (bouciə)

  1. sacrifice, homage
  2. act of offering, presentation (of a gift or offering)
  3. act of taking advice from a superior

Derived terms

  • បូជនកិច្ច (boocea’nea’kəc)

See also

  • ពលី (pea’lii)
  • សែន (saen)
  • ហ័វ (hav)
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