បន្តិច

Khmer

Etymology

From តិច (təc, “little”) with prefixed bVN-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្តិច pn̥tic WT romanisation bɑntəc (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtəc/

Adverb

បន្តិច • (bɑntəc)

1. few
2. a little, a little bit, in small amounts
3. slightly, rather, somewhat, just barely
4. in a little while

   ចាំបន្តិច!  ―  cam bɑntəc  ―  wait a little!

Adjective

បន្តិច • (bɑntəc) (abstract noun ភាពបន្តិច)

1. to be few
2. to be small, little

Noun

បន្តិច • (bɑntəc)

1. small amount, a bit

Derived terms

• បន្តិចបន្តួច (bɑntəc bɑntuəc)
• បន្តិចបន្តូច (bɑntəc bɑntouc)
• បន្តិចម្ដង ៗ (bɑntəc mdɑɑng bɑntəc mdɑɑng)