សម្ភព

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali sambhava (“birth; semen; sperm”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សម្ភព sm̥bʰb Phonemic សំ-ភប់ sṃ-bʰp´ WT romanisation sɑmphup (standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈpʰup/

Noun

សម្ភព • (sɑmphup)

1. birth
2. sexual union

Verb

សម្ភព • (sɑmphup) (abstract noun ការសម្ភព)

1. (royal) to be born (referring to the children of the king and a woman who is a commoner)