ព

See also: ពី, ពុំ, and ពោះ

ព U+1796, ព
KHMER LETTER PO
← ផ
[U+1795]
Khmer ភ →
[U+1797]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព
b
WT romanisation pɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /pɔː/

Letter

ព, ្ព • (pɔɔ)

  1. twenty-third letter of the Cambodian alphabet
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Likely cognate with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ba (“to carry (on back or shoulders)”)

Alternative forms

  • ពល៍ (pôl៍)

Verb

ព • (pɔɔ) (abstract noun ការព)

  1. to carry something with one arm on the hip (especially, a child)
    ពកូន  ―  pɔɔ koun  ―  to carry a child with one arm on the hip
  2. (figuratively) to carry for others (feelings, responsibility,...)
Derived terms
  • ពពោះ (pɔɔ pŭəh)
  • ពទុក្ខ (pɔɔtukkhɑɑ)
  • ពដធែនដី (pɔɔtthɛɛndəy)

Affixed forms

  • បំព (bɑmp)
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