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preah vihear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
preah vi-hear
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in northern Cambodia, bordering both Thailand and Laos

name

A town, the provincial capital of Preah Vihear, Cambodia.

Etymology

From Khmer ព្រះវិហារ (prĕəh vihiə, “temple; sanctuary”), named after the Preah Vihear Temple.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ព្រះវិហារ

Questions

What does preah vihear mean?
A province in northern Cambodia, bordering both Thailand and Laos
Where does preah vihear come from?
From Khmer ព្រះវិហារ (prĕəh vihiə, “temple; sanctuary”), named after the Preah Vihear Temple.

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