Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *buŋ() ~ *buuŋʔ (belly). Cognate with Mon ဗုၚ် (pɜ̀ŋ), Vietnamese bụng, Thai พุง (pung).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ពុង
buṅ
WT romanisation pung
(standard) IPA(key) /puŋ/

Noun

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ពុង (pung)

  1. belly.