ឈ្មោះ

See also: ឈាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Jehai [knmɔh], Semai muh (“name”), Proto-Palaungic *muus (“name”) (whence Riang [mus²]).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្មោះ j̥ʰmoḥ WT romanisation chmŭəh (standard) IPA(key) /cʰmŭəh/

Noun

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh)

1. name, first name, given name
2. reputation
3. subject (e.g., of an investigation)

Verb

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh) (abstract noun ការឈ្មោះ)

1. to be named, to be called

   ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ...

   khñom chmŭəh …

   My name is ...