Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From ភ្លឺ (phlɨɨ, to shine) with infixed -VN- (processive).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ពន្លឺ
bn̥lȳ
WT romanisation pŭənlɨɨ
(standard) IPA(key) /pŭən.ˈlɨː/

Noun edit

ពន្លឺ (pŭənlɨɨ)

  1. illumination, brightness, light, ray of light, flash
  2. (figuratively) hope