ឈ្មោះ

See also: ឈាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟmuh ~ *ɟmɨh (“name”). Cognate with Jehai knmɔh, Semai muh (“name”), Proto-Palaungic *muus (“name”) (whence Riang mus²).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh)

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

Verb

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh) (abstract noun ការឈ្មោះ)

  1. to be named, to be called
    ខ្ញុំ...
    khñom chmŭəh …
    My name is ...
    អី?
    chmŭəh ʼəy?
    What is your name?
    អ្វី?
    chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?
    តើអ្នកអ្វី?
    taə nĕək chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?
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