ពុំ

See also: ព, ពី, and ពោះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer *voṃ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុំ buṃ WT romanisation pum (standard) IPA(key) /pum/

Particle

ពុំ • (pŭm)

1. not, non, without

Usage notes

ពុំ (pum) usually occurs with the final particle ទេ (tei). ពុំ (pum) is more respectful than other negative particles and is often used when addressing a superior.

Synonyms

• មិន (mɨn)
• ឥត (ʼət)