See also: ឈាម

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Jehai knmɔh, Semai muh (name), Proto-Palaungic *muus (name) (whence Riang mus²).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្មោះ
j̥ʰmoḥ
WT romanisation chmŭəh
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰmŭəh/

Noun edit

ឈ្មោះ (chmŭəh)

  1. name, first name, given name
  2. reputation
  3. subject (e.g., of an investigation)

Verb edit

ឈ្មោះ (chmŭəh) (abstract noun ការឈ្មោះ)

  1. to be named, to be called
    ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ...
    khñom chmŭəh
    My name is ...
    ឈ្មោះអី?
    chmŭəh ʼəy?
    What is your name?
    ឈ្មោះអ្វី?
    chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?
    តើអ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?
    taə nĕək chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?