បាំង

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See also: បង់, បឹង, and បង

Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic បាំង
pāṃṅ
WT romanisation bang
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaŋ/

Etymology 1

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Verb

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បាំង (bang) (abstract noun ការបាំង)

  1. to cover, mask, cloak, conceal, hide (something)
  2. to block off, obstruct
  3. to shield, protect from (sun, wind)
  4. to defend, guard
Usage notes
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The noun coming after this verb can be either the object, the source or the means of the act of covering / protecting:

បាំងមុខ  ―  bang muk  ―  to cover one's face
បាំងខ្យល់  ―  bang khyɑl  ―  to protect from the wind
បាំងដៃ  ―  bang day  ―  to cover (one's eyes) with the hand

Affixed forms

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See also

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Etymology 2

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From French banc.

Noun

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បាំង (bang)

  1. row of seats (e.g. in a bus or theater)