បិណ្ឌ

Etymology

From Pali piṇḍa (“lump, ball, mass; food”), from Sanskrit पिण्ड (piṇḍa, “lump, ball, mass; ball of rice offered to the deceased ancestors”)

Noun

បិណ្ឌ • (bən)

1. gathering, roundup
2. living, earning a living.
3. rolling up, twisting
4. gathering into a bundle, rolling up into a ball (rice ball, meat ball, etc.)
5. putting together into a lump or ball (especially of rice)
6. Pchum Ben, Ancestors’ Day (a major annual Buddhist festival)

Verb

បិណ្ឌ • (bən) (abstract noun ការបិណ្ឌ)

1. to beg for food
2. to ask