Khmer Dictionary: វណ្ណ

1. វណ៌   - detail »
   See:វណ្ណ
2. វណ្ណ ( n ) [voan, vannaʔ-, voannaʔ-]   - detail »
   letter (of the alphabet)
   
3. វណ្ណ ( n ) [voan, vannaʔ-, voannaʔ-]   - detail »
   color, complexion; ray / beam of light; class, status, caste, lineage (According to the Brahman religion, there are four social classes: (1) ព្រាហ្មណៈ priests and religious preachers; (2) ក្សត្រិយៈ or ខត្តិយៈ royalty; (3) វៃស្យៈ or វេស្សៈ high officials and merchants; (4) សូទ្រៈ or សុទ្ទៈ laborers. Traditionally each class wore a characteristic color of dress: white for the first class, red for the second, yellow for the third and black for the fourth. As a result of this tradition the word វណ្ណៈ or វណ៌ `color' has come to mean `social class' too. At the present time this practice only applies to royalty during formal royal ceremonies, and the colors are red, green, purple and blue which correspond to the four principal ranks within the royal administration. The colors red, green, purple and blue also apply to religious ranks, and are to be seen only on the monks' fans.)
   
4. វណ្ណ ( n ) [voan, vannaʔ-, voannaʔ-]   - detail »
   sign, symbol, mark; beauty; condition, situation; stamp, way; type, sort, kind, mold (e.g. of life)
   
5. វណ្ណ ( n ) [voan, vannaʔ-, voannaʔ-]   - detail »
   good reputation; praise, eulogy
   

1. ឆវីវណ្ណ [cʰaʔvii vannaʔ]
   complexion, skin color
   
2. មេឃវណ្ណ [meek vannaʔ]
   sky blue
   
3. វណ្ណកម្ម [vannaʔ kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ]
   distribution of leaflets
   
4. វណ្ណកវី [vannaʔ kaʔvəy]
   literary scholar, poet
   
5. វណ្ណៈអធន [vannaʔ -----]
   proletariat
   
6. វណ្ណៈអនុធន [vannaʔ -----]
   middle class (esp. used by KR for students)
   
7. វណ្ណៈអ្នកងារ [vannaʔ -----]
   serfdom
   
8. វណ្ណមត្ត [vannaʔ -----]
   to be colorful but without aroma.
   
9. វណ្ណមត្ត [vannaʔ -----]
   to have a good family pedigree but be illiterate / impoverished
   
10. វណ្ណមាត្រ [vannaʔ miet]
    See:វណ្ណមគ្គ

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