ព
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Khmer
editPronunciation
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Etymology 1
editLetter
edit- twenty-third letter of the Cambodian alphabet
Usage notes
edit- This letter belongs to the Khmer o-series consonants
Etymology 2
editLikely cognate with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ba (“to carry (on back or shoulders)”)
Alternative forms
edit- ពល៍ (pô
l៍)
Verb
editព • (pɔɔ) (abstract noun ការព)
- to carry something with one arm on the hip (especially, a child)
- (figuratively) to carry for others (feelings, responsibility,...)
Derived terms
editAffixed forms
edit- បំព (bɑmp)