ព្យុះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali bāyu (“wind”) or Sanskrit वायु (vāyu). Cognate with Lao ພາຍຸ (phā nyu), Thai พายุ (paa-yú).

Shorto (2006) posits a Proto-Mon-Khmer root, *by(əw)h (“storm”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្យុះ b̥yuḥ WT romanisation pyuh (standard) IPA(key) /pʰjuh/

Noun

ព្យុះ • (pyuh)

1. storm, typhoon
2. range, anger

See also

• ព្យុះភ្លៀង (pyuh phliəng)