បង្ខូច

Khmer

Etymology

From ខូច (khouc, “broken, damaged”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បង្ខូច pṅ̥kʰūc WT romanisation bɑngkhouc (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈkʰouc/

Verb

បង្ខូច • (bɑngkhouc) (abstract noun ការបង្ខូច)

1. to ruin, corrupt; to injure; to seduce; to spoil; to break, cause something to go wrong
2. to defame, put unjustified blame on someone, accuse unjustly, discredit