ម៉ោងបួន

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ម៉ោង (maong, hour) +‎ បួន (buən, four), a reference to how the flower blooms in the late afternoon, i.e. around 4 P.M.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ម៉ោងបួន
m″oṅpuan
WT romanisation maong buən
(standard) IPA(key) /maoŋ ˈɓuən/

Noun[edit]

ម៉ោងបួន (maong buən)

  1. (ផ្កា~) a type of flower, Mirabilis jalapa