Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Thai เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan), from Middle Chinese (MC banX, “companion; partner”). Cognate with Northern Khmer พฺืน.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ភឿន
bʰẏan
WT romanisation phɨən
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰɨən/

Noun edit

ភឿន (phɨən)

  1. friend.