Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit सङ्गम (saṅgama) or Pali saṅgama.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic សង្គម
sṅ̥gm
Phonemic សង់-គំ / សង់-គៈ-មៈ-
sṅ´-gṃ / sṅ´-g`-m`-
WT romanisation sɑngkum, sɑngkĕəʼmĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑŋ.ˈkum/ ~ /sɑŋ.kĕəʔ.mĕəʔ./

Noun edit

សង្គម (sɑngkum)

  1. society
  2. meeting; gathering
  3. connection; relation; liaison; contact; intercourse
  4. acquaintance; familiarity