Khmer

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Etymology

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From ទឹម (tɨm, to yoke; to place side by side) with infixed -n- (instrumental).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ធ្នឹម
d̥ʰnẏm
WT romanisation thnɨm
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰnɨm/

Noun

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ធ្នឹម (thnɨm)

  1. yoke; pair (of draft animals); carrying pole
  2. wall plate