Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit प्रभव (prabhava, source).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ប្រភព
p̥rbʰb
Phonemic ប្រ-ភប់
p̥r-bʰp´
WT romanisation prɑphup
(standard) IPA(key) /prɑ.ˈpʰup/

Noun

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ប្រភព (prɑphup)

  1. source (of information, of a stream), origin, birthplace
  2. basis, foundation
  3. spring (of water)