បណ្ដាំ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បណ្ដាំ
pṇ̥ṭāṃ
WT romanisation bɑndam
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈɗam/

Etymology 1

From ផ្ដាំ (phdam, to remind, advise, send a message) with infixed -VN- (instrumental).

Noun

បណ្ដាំ • (bɑndam)

  1. message, recommendation, advice

Etymology 2

From ដាំ (dam, to set a gem) with prefixed bVN- (processive).

Noun

បណ្ដាំ • (bɑndam)

  1. gem-setting