ពាន
Khmer edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Compare Thai พาน (paan, “to meet, to encounter”).
Verb edit
ពាន • (piən) (abstract noun ការពាន)
- to bump into, to run into, to encounter, to happen upon (esp. something unpleasant)
- to walk on, to step over, to pass over, to climb over; to trespass
- (vulgar) (of animals) to mate, to mount (a female)
Affixed forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Khmer ពាន (bāna), from Old Khmer វាន៑ (vān), វាន (vāna) (first attested in 578), possibly from Old Chinese 盤 (OC *baːn, “tray”) (Pou and Jenner, 1980-1981). Cognate with Thai พาน (paan).
Noun edit
ពាន • (piən)
Derived terms edit
- ពានរង្វាន់ (piən rŭəngvŏən)