ភាស៊ី

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ភស៊ី (phĕəʼsii), ផាស៊ី (phaasii)

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian باژ (bâž, “tribute; toll”), which is cognate to Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “distribution; division”).

Cognate with Thai ภาษี (paa-sǐi), Lao ພາສີ (phā sī).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភាស៊ី bʰās′ī WT romanisation phiəsii (standard) IPA(key) /pʰiə.ˈsiː/

Noun

ភាស៊ី • (phiəsii)

1. tax (on goods)