Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ភ្ងា (phngiə, dear) with infixed -VN-, from Old Khmer vṅā.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុំងា
buṃṅā
WT romanisation pumngiə
(standard) IPA(key) /pum.ˈŋiə/

Adjective edit

ពុំងា (pumngiə) (abstract noun ភាពពុំងា)

  1. (poetic) to be beloved, dear, favorite, darling

Noun edit

ពុំងា (pumngiə)

  1. (poetic) dear, darling