Khmer

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Etymology

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From អរ (ʼɑɑ, to be happy) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic បង្អរ
pṅ̥ʼr
WT romanisation bɑngʼɑɑ
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈʔɑː/

Verb

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បង្អរ (bɑngʼɑɑ) (abstract noun ការបង្អរ)

  1. to cheer up, make happy, cause to be hopeful