ភ្នាល់

Khmer

Etymology

Perhaps from ពាល់ (pŏəl, “to touch, to try, to test”) with infixed -n- (Jenner 1980). Cognate with Thai พนัน (pá-nan), Northern Khmer พเนื็อล.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្នាល់ b̥ʰnāl´ WT romanisation phnŏəl (standard) IPA(key) /pʰnŏəl/

Verb

ភ្នាល់ • (phnŏəl) (abstract noun ការភ្នាល់)

1. to bet; to wager
2. to gamble