បួង

Khmer

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បួង
puaṅ
WT romanisation buəng
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓuəŋ/

Verb

បួង • (buəng) (abstract noun ការបួង)

  1. to make a knot or bun (of the hair), tie, lace up
  2. to squeeze, clench (the fist)
  3. roll up (of an elephant's trunk)
  4. to seize, catch hold of
  5. to eat greedily
  6. to pray or wish for (something), to implore

Derived terms

  • ផ្នួង (phnuəng)
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