បណ្ដែត

Khmer

Etymology

From អណ្ដែត (ʼɑndaet, “to float”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បណ្ដែត pṇ̥ṭaet WT romanisation bɑndaet (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈɗaet/

Verb

បណ្ដែត • (bɑndaet) (abstract noun ការបណ្ដែត)

1. to allow something to float, to float something
2. to float in the air, to flutter
3. (figurative) to let oneself go