Etymology

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From Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Compare Thai พุกาม (pú-gaam).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuʔ˧.kaːm˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuʔ˧˨.kaːm˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພຸ-ກາມ
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Proper noun

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ພຸກາມ (phu kām)

  1. Myanmar (Burma)
  2. Bagan (a city in Myanmar)