Khmer

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रम्भा (rambhā).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រម្ភា
rm̥bʰā
WT romanisation rumphiə
(standard) IPA(key) /rum.ˈpʰiə/

Noun

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រម្ភា (rumphiə)

  1. Rambha
  2. nymph; fairy
  3. prostitute
  4. banana tree