ពុំ

See also: ព, ពី, and ពោះ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុំ buṃ WT romanisation pum (standard) IPA(key) /pum/

Etymology 1

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Particle

ពុំ • (pum)

1. not, non, without

Usage notes

ពុំ (pum) usually occurs with the final particle ទេ (tei). ពុំ (pum) is more respectful than other negative particles and is often used when addressing a superior.

Synonyms

• មិន (mɨn)
• ឥត (ʼət)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ពុំ • (pum) (abstract noun ភាពពុំ)

1. (poetic) beloved, dear, favorite
2. (poetic) dearest, darling