យន្ត

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word យន្ត. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word យន្ត, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say យន្ត in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word យន្ត you have here. The definition of the word យន្ត will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofយន្ត, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: យ័ន្ត

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali yanta, from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra, machine, amulet).

Pronunciation

Orthographic យន្ត
yn̥t
Phonemic យន់ / យន់-តៈ-
yn´ / yn´-t`-
WT romanisation yŭən, yŭəntaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /jŭən/ ~ /jŭən.taʔ./

Noun

យន្ត (yŭən)

  1. device, mechanism, machine, engine
  2. a magical drawing (on paper, cloth, or tattooed on the skin), amulet

Alternative forms

Derived terms

See also

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

យន្ត

  1. Khmer script form of yanta, which is present active participle of យាតិ (yāti, to go)

Declension