បោស

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂puus ~ *t₂puəs ~ t₂pəs ~ *t₂piis ~ *t₂puəʔ (to sweep); cognate with Northern Khmer บอฮ, Temiar pus, Bahnar hơpuih, Car Nicobarese fòh and Riang [piːs¹].

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បោស
pos
WT romanisation baoh
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaoh/

Verb

បោស • (baoh) (abstract noun ការបោស)

  1. to sweep, to sweep clean

Adverb

បោស • (baoh)

  1. completely (destroyed), without anything remaining

Affixed forms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

បោស m

  1. Khmer script form of posa (“man”)

Declension