Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali bho.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ភោ
bʰo
WT romanisation phoo
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰoː/

Noun edit

ភោ (phoo)

  1. sir; mister

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Particle edit

ភោ

  1. (vocative) Khmer script form of bho (friend)
  2. Khmer script form of bho, which is vocative singular/plural of ភវន្ត៑ (bhavant, sir)