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How to say “Is this a statue of the Buddha?” in Khmer

តើនេះជារូបព្រះពុទ្ធមែនទេ?
tae nih chea rup preah put men te?
Pronunciation (IPA): /taː nɪh ciə ruːp prĕəh put mɛːn teː/
Word by word: question + this + is + image + Buddha + true + (question)
💡 ព្រះពុទ្ធ (preah put) = the Buddha. Many Angkor temples shifted between Hindu and Buddhist use over the centuries, so you'll see both Buddha images and Hindu deities. Some Buddha figures were defaced during a Hindu revival and later restored.

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