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ភាសាព្រៃ
Language of the Forest
ភាសាព្រៃ
Transliteration
péaséa brey
C2
IPA
/pʰiəsiə prɨj/
GD
pheasea prey
ភាសាព្រៃ Meaning in English
Wild language
Language of the Forest
Definitions
jargon used by hunters in which certain names of animals are tabu and must be replaced by a metaphor, e.g. ពស់ 'snake' is replaced by វល្លិ 'vine, ' lit. 'language of the forest;' rude / coarse speech
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ភាសា
Language
ភាសា / Language
A1
language; speech, words; voice; speaking
ព្រៃ
Jungle
ព្រៃ / Jungle
A1 - Advanced
jungle, forest, woods, wilderness
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