Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From សើម (saəm, damp) with prefixed p-.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្សើម
p̥ʰsoem
WT romanisation phsaəm
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰsaəm/

Verb edit

ផ្សើម (phsaəm) (abstract noun ការផ្សើម)

  1. to moisten, humidify, dampen, wet, soak