ព

See also: ពី, ពុំ, and ពោះ

ព U+1796, ព KHMER LETTER PO ← ផ [U+1795] Khmer ភ → [U+1797]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព b WT romanisation pɔɔ (standard) IPA(key) /pɔː/

Etymology 1

Letter

ព, ្ព • (pɔɔ)

1. twenty-third letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Usage notes

• This letter belongs to the Khmer o-series consonants

Etymology 2

Likely cognate with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ba (“to carry (on back or shoulders)”)

Alternative forms

• ពល៍ (pôl៍)

Verb

ព • (pɔɔ) (abstract noun ការព)

1. to carry something with one arm on the hip (especially, a child)

   ពកូន  ―  pɔɔ koun  ―  to carry a child with one arm on the hip

2. (figuratively) to carry for others (feelings, responsibility,...)

Derived terms

• ពពោះ (pɔɔ pŭəh)
• ពទុក្ខ (pɔɔtukkhɑɑ)
• ពដធែនដី (pɔɔtthɛɛndəy)

Affixed forms

• បំព (bɑmp)