Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali pubba.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic បុព្វ
pub̥v
Phonemic បុប-ពៈ–
pup-b`–
WT romanisation boppĕəʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓop.ˈpĕəʔ–/

Noun edit

បុព្វ (boppĕəʼ–)

  1. (prefix) fore-, pre-, proto-, first, past, ancient, former
    បុព្វកថា  ―  boppĕəʼ– kaʼthaa  ―  preface