Etymology

From Old Khmer chnaṃ, chnama ‎(“year”), or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer cnaṃ ‎(“year”). Compare Old Khmer chnāṃ, chnāṃma, chnāṃmma, chnāma, chnâma, chnāmma, cnāṃ; Angkorian Old Khmer chnāṃ; Modern Khmer ឆ្នាំ ‎(chhnăm).

Pronunciation