ភ្នំពេញ
Khmer edit
Etymology edit
From ភ្នំ (phnum, “hill”) + ពេញ (pɨñ, “Penh, the name of the old lady who had built the pagoda on the hill”), thus "Hill of Penh".
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
ភ្នំពេញ • (phnum pɨñ)
- Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia)
Descendants edit
- English: Phnom Penh
- Vietnamese: Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vang, Nam Vinh