ស្ពាន

See also: ស្ពាន់

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(j)baan ~ *(j)buun (“bridge, causeway”), maybe related to ពាន (piən, “to walk on, climb over”). Cognate with Northern Khmer ซเปียน. Compare Thai สะพาน (sà-paan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្ពាន s̥bān WT romanisation spiən (standard) IPA(key) /spiən/

Noun

ស្ពាន • (spiən)

1. bridge