ព្យាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali vyāma, from Sanskrit व्याम (vyāma, “fathom”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្យាម b̥yām WT romanisation pyiəm (standard) IPA(key) /pʰjiəm/

Noun

ព្យាម • (pyiəm)

1. fathom (unit of length equal to the distance between the tips of the fingers of both arms stretched out to either side, equal to 4 ហត្ថ (hat)​ or about six feet)