Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भव्य (bhavya).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ភ័ព្វ
bʰ˘b̥v
Phonemic ភាប់
bʰāp´
WT romanisation phŏəp
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰŏəp/

Noun

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ភ័ព្វ (phŏəp)

  1. good luck, good fortune
  2. existence, living
  3. deservingness; fitness

Adjective

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ភ័ព្វ (phŏəp) (abstract noun ភាពភ័ព្វ)

  1. fortunate, lucky, fit, proper