ភេ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *bɕeʔ (“otter”). Cognate with Mon ဖေံ and Vietnamese rái.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភេ
bʰe
WT romanisation phei
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰei/

Noun

ភេ • (phei)

  1. otter

References

  • ភេ in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • ភេ in Chuon Nath (1967) Khmer-Khmer Dictionary. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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