បាំង

See also: បង់, បឹង, and បង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បាំង pāṃṅ WT romanisation bang (standard) IPA(key) /ɓaŋ/

Etymology 1

Verb

បាំង • (bang) (abstract noun ការបាំង)

1. to cover, mask, cloak, conceal, hide (something)
2. to block off, obstruct
3. to shield, protect from (sun, wind)
4. to defend, guard

Usage notes

The noun coming after this verb can be either the object, the source or the means of the act of covering / protecting:

បាំងមុខ  ―  bang muk  ―  to cover one's face

បាំងខ្យល់  ―  bang khyɑl  ―  to protect from the wind

បាំងដៃ  ―  bang day  ―  to cover (one's eyes) with the hand

Affixed forms

• កំបាំង (kɑmbang)
• ក្បាំង (kbang)
• បំបាំង (bɑmbang)
• ប្របាំង (prɑbang)
• របាំង (rɔbang)
• ស្របាំង (srɑbang)

See also

• ពួន (puən)
• លាក់ (lĕək)

Etymology 2

From French banc.

Noun

បាំង • (bang)

1. row of seats (e.g. in a bus or theater)