พนมเปญ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): พนมเพ็ญ

Etymology

From Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ, literally “Penh's Hill”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พนมเปญ b n m e p ɲ
Phonemic		พะ-นม-เปน b a – n m – e p n
Romanization	Paiboon	pá-nom-bpeen
	Royal Institute	pha-nom-pen
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰa˦˥.nom˧.peːn˧/(R)

Proper noun

พนมเปญ • (pá-nom-bpeen)

1. Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia)