បន្តឹង

Khmer

Etymology

From តឹង (təng, “to be tight”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្តឹង pn̥tẏṅ WT romanisation bɑntəng (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtəŋ/

Verb

បន្តឹង • (bɑntəng) (abstract noun ការបន្តឹង)

1. to tighten, to stiffen
2. to put pressure on someone to do something, to be severe with someone