ពុំ

See also: ព, ពី, and ពោះ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ពុំ buṃ
WT romanisation	pum
(standard) IPA^(key)	/pum/

Etymology 1

Particle

ពុំ • (pum)

not, non, without

Usage notes

ពុំ (pum) usually occurs with the final particle ទេ (tei). ពុំ (pum) is more respectful than other negative particles and is often used when addressing a superior.

Synonyms

មិន (mɨn)
ឥត (’ĕtâ)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ពុំ • (pum) (abstract noun ភាពពុំ)

(poetic) beloved, dear, favorite
(poetic) dearest, darling

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