ព្យុះ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali bāyu (wind) or Sanskrit वायु (vāyu). Cognate with Lao ພາຍຸ (phā nyu), Thai พายุ (paa-yú).

Shorto (2006) posits a Proto-Mon-Khmer root, *by(əw)h (storm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្យុះ
b̥yuḥ
WT romanisation pyuh
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰjuh/

Noun[edit]

ព្យុះ (pyuh)

  1. storm, typhoon
  2. range, anger

See also[edit]