និយម

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit नियम (niyama, restraining; rule; law; precept) or Pali niyama (restraint; limitation). Cognate with Thai นิยม (ní-yom), Lao ນິຍົມ (ni nyom).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic និយម
niym
Phonemic និ-យំ
ni-yṃ
WT romanisation niyum
(standard) IPA(key) /ni.ˈjum/

Noun[edit]

និយម (niyum)

  1. principle, theory, doctrine, -ism
    សង្គមនិយម  ―  sɑngkum niyum  ―  socialism
  2. certainty; nature; what is usual or ordinary

Verb[edit]

និយម (niyum) (abstract noun ការនិយម)

  1. to adhere to; to follow; to adopt