Khmer Dictionary: ទេសនា

1. ទេសនា ( v ) [teihsnaa]
   to preach, teach, lecture, recite scriptures; (fig., slang) to dress someone down, haul someone over the coals.
   
2. ទេសនា ( n ) [teihsnaa]
   preaching, expounding (esp. Buddhist law)
   
1. ទេសនាមហាជាតិ [teehsnaa meaʔhaa~mɔhaa ciet] : Buddhist festival during which the monks preach about the previous lives of the Buddha and stress charity
   
2. ធម្មទេសនា [tʰoammeaʔ~tʰoam teehsnaa] : preaching the Dharma, lecture / sermon on the Dharma
   
3. ព្រះធម៌ទេសនា [preah tʰoa teehsnaa] : sermon