បន្ធូរ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ធូរ (thuu, soft; loose) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្ធូរ
pn̥dʰūr
WT romanisation bɑnthuu
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtʰuː/

Verb[edit]

បន្ធូរ (bɑnthuu) (abstract noun ការបន្ធូរ)

  1. to loosen (a belt)
  2. to let out air (of a tire / balloon)
  3. to ease, relax, make less tense
  4. to release
  5. to soften
  6. to indulge; to alleviate; to pacify, appease