ព្យុះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali bāyu (“wind”) or Sanskrit वायु (vāyu). Cognate with Lao ພາຍຸ (ph), Thai พายุ (paa-yú).

Shorto (2006) posits a Proto-Mon-Khmer root, *by(əw)h (“storm”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្យុះ
b̥yuḥ
WT romanisation pyuh
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰjuh/

Noun

ព្យុះ • (pyuh)

  1. storm, typhoon
  2. range, anger

See also

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