Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ពារ (piə, to step on) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic បំពារ
pṃbār
WT romanisation bɑmpiə
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑm.ˈpiə/

Verb edit

បំពារ (bɑmpiə) (abstract noun ការបំពារ)

  1. to walk on or over, step on, trample on or down; to crush; to violate, abuse, infringe upon (someone's rights); to invade; to impose by force; to break (the law)
  2. to seek prey
  3. to strive or try hard