Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ពាន (piən, to step over) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic បំពាន
pṃbān
WT romanisation bɑmpiən
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑm.ˈpiən/

Verb edit

បំពាន (bɑmpiən) (abstract noun ការបំពាន)

  1. to walk on, trample or stomp on
  2. to oppress, to abuse
  3. to impose something upon, force someone to do something
  4. to bump or walk into
  5. to invade, attack
  6. to violate or break the law