បន្ទូល

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Angkorian Old Khmer pandūl, pandul (royal command; royal utterance; to issue a royal command; to speak to (a subject); etc, literally to cause to hear or receive with humility), perhaps an extended form of *pdūl (to carry, place, raise, or wear on the head).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្ទូល
pn̥dūl
WT romanisation bɑntuul
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtuːl/

Noun[edit]

បន្ទូល (bɑntuul)

  1. (archaic) crown of the head
  2. (royal) words, speech, language; royal command