Khmer

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ភូតភរ
bʰūtbʰr
WT romanisation phuut phɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰuːt ˈpʰɔː/

Verb

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ភូតភរ (phuut phɔɔ) (abstract noun ការភូតភរ)

  1. to lie; to tell a lie