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ពេញ

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See also: ពញា

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *dpəɲ ~ *[d]pu[ə]ŋ ~ *tbiɲ ~ *tbiiɲ ~ *tbiəɲ ~ *tbəɲ (full). Cognate with Northern Khmer ปิฺญ, Mon ပေၚ် (pɔiŋ, to be full, complete), Bahnar 'bĕnh (full), Pacoh pânh (full), Khasi tbeng (as if full) and Thai เพ็ญ (pen, full).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ពេញ
beñ
WT romanisation pɨñ
(standard) IPA(key) /pɨɲ/

Adjective

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ពេញ (pɨñ) (abstract noun ភាពពេញ)

  1. to be full, complete
  2. whole, entire

Derived terms

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Affixed forms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • ពេញ” in Cambodian-English Dictionary (Aggregated) (Catholic University Press 1977, Dunwoody Press 1997) (plus additional data from the Chuon Nath Khmer Dictionary (Buddhist Institute, Phnom Penh, 1966)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.