Khmer

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Etymology

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From ស្បថ (sbɑt, to swear, vow) with infixed -VN- (processive).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សម្បថ
sm̥ptʰ
Phonemic សំ-បត់
sṃ-pt´
WT romanisation sɑmbɑt
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈɓɑt/

Verb

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សម្បថ (sɑmbɑt) (abstract noun ការសម្បថ)

  1. vow, oath, pledge, swearing