Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali bahu or Sanskrit बहु (bahu).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ពហុ
bhu
Phonemic ពៈ-ហ៊ុ
b`-h′u
WT romanisation pĕəʼhuʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /pĕəʔ.ˈhuʔ/

Prefix

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ពហុ (pĕəʼhuʼ)

  1. multi-, poly-, many (in Indo-Aryan words)
    ពហុកោណ  ―  pĕəʼhuʼ kaon  ―  polygon
    ពហុដ្ឋាន  ―  pĕəʼhuʼ thaan  ―  building complex

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ពហុ

  1. Khmer script form of bahu