Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Synonymous compound of ភរ (phɔɔ) +‎ ភូត (phuut), also an alliterative reduplication.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ភរភូត
bʰrbʰūt
WT romanisation phɔɔ phuut
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰɔː ˈpʰuːt/

Verb edit

ភរភូត (phɔɔ phuut) (abstract noun ការភរភូត)

  1. to lie, to tell a lie