ពុំ

See also: ព, ពី, and ពោះ

Khmer

Etymology

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ពុំ buṃ
WT romanisation	pum
(standard) IPA^(key)	/pum/

Particle

ពុំ • (pŭm)

not, non, without

Usage notes

ពុំ (pum) usually occurs with the final particle ទេ (tei). ពុំ (pum) is more respectful than other negative particles and is often used when addressing a superior.

Synonyms

មិន (mɨn)
ឥត (ʼət)