ប្រចាំ

Khmer

Etymology

From ចាំ (cam, “to wait, to guard”) with prefixed prV-. Note Thai ประจำ (bprà-jam), borrowed from Old Khmer.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រចាំ p̥rcāṃ WT romanisation prɑcam (standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.ˈcam/

Adjective

ប្រចាំ • (prɑcam) (abstract noun ភាពប្រចាំ)

1. to be stationed at, assigned to, attached to (an embassy, a class)

Adverb

ប្រចាំ • (prɑcam)

1. (before a time word) every..., ...-ly

   ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ  ―  prɑcam thngay  ―  every day,​ daily

Verb

ប្រចាំ • (prɑcam) (abstract noun ការប្រចាំ)

1. to wait, to expect
2. to wait until something is over, to wait and let someone else do something, to pass the buck