See also: , ពី, and ពោះ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer *voṃ.

Pronunciation edit

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

Particle edit

ពុំ (pŭm)

  1. not, non, without

Usage notes edit

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 edit