ពុះ

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Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុះ
buḥ
WT romanisation puh
(standard) IPA(key) /puh/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuh (to bubble, to boil). Cognate with Vietnamese mủ (pus).

Verb[edit]

ពុះ (puh) (abstract noun ការពុះ)

  1. to bubble, boil, foam
    ទឹកពុះ  ―  tɨk puh  ―  boiling water

Affixed forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *buuh (to split). Cognate with Vietnamese bổ (to split wood).

Verb[edit]

ពុះ (puh) (abstract noun ការពុះ)

  1. to split (wood)