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)

  1. 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

Etymology 2

Adjective

ពុំ • (pum) (abstract noun ភាពពុំ)

  1. (poetic) beloved, dear, favorite
  2. (poetic) dearest, darling
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