ឃុំ

See also: ឃ

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Thai คุ้ม (kúm) for noun and คุม (kum) for verb #1-2. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ឃុំ
gʰuṃ
WT romanisation khum
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰum/

Noun

ឃុំ • (khum)

  1. commune, community, town, township, village, subdistrict

Verb

ឃុំ • (khum) (abstract noun ការឃុំ)

  1. to detain, arrest, put in jail, take into custody
  2. to prevent from leaving
  3. to be lukewarm

Derived terms
  • ឃំឃាំង (khumkhĕəng)
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