បង្អូស

Khmer

Etymology

From អូស (ʼouh, “to drag”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បង្អូស pṅ̥ʼūs WT romanisation bɑngʼouh (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈʔouh/

Verb

បង្អូស • (bɑngʼouh) (abstract noun ការបង្អូស)

1. to pull, haul, drag
2. to cause to drag

Adjective

បង្អូស • (bɑngʼouh) (abstract noun ភាពបង្អូស)

1. in a shuffling manner; slowly and hesitantly (of a gait)