បណ្ដាំ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បណ្ដាំ pṇ̥ṭāṃ WT romanisation bɑndam (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈɗam/

Etymology 1

From ផ្ដាំ (phdam, “to remind, advise, send a message”) with infixed -VN- (instrumental).

Noun

បណ្ដាំ • (bɑndam)

1. message, recommendation, advice

Etymology 2

From ដាំ (dam, “to set a gem”) with prefixed bVN- (processive).

Noun

បណ្ដាំ • (bɑndam)

1. gem-setting