Khmer edit

Etymology edit

មក (mɔɔk) +‎ ពី (pii).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic មកពី
mkbī
WT romanisation mɔɔk pii
(standard) IPA(key) /mɔːʔ ˈpiː/

Conjunction edit

មកពី (mɔɔk pii)

  1. because of
    ចោរចូលប្លន់ផ្ទះមកពីយើងមិនបិទទ្វារ
    cao coul plɑn phtĕəh mɔɔk pii yəəng mɨn bət tviə
    a thief got in and robbed our house because we didn't shut the door