បួង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បួង puaṅ WT romanisation buəng (standard) IPA(key) /ɓuəŋ/

Verb

បួង • (buəng) (abstract noun ការបួង)

1. to make a knot or bun (of the hair), tie, lace up
2. to squeeze, clench (the fist)
3. roll up (of an elephant's trunk)
4. to seize, catch hold of
5. to eat greedily
6. to pray or wish for (something), implore
7. to give an offering to the gods