Khmer

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Etymology

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From ភ្លើ (phləə, stupid) with reduplicated initial.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ពភ្លើ
bb̥ʰloe
WT romanisation pɔphləə
(standard) IPA(key) /pɔ.ˈpʰləː/

Adjective

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ពភ្លើ (pɔphləə) (abstract noun ភាពពភ្លើ)

  1. to be stupid, foolish