ក្បាំង

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ខ្បង៑ (khpaṅ), *ខ្បាង៑ (*khpāṅ, “to cover; to screen; to shield”).

Synchronically, derived from បាំង (bang, “to cover, hide”) with prefixed k- (instrumental)..

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្បាំង k̥pāṃṅ WT romanisation kbang (standard) IPA(key) /kɓaŋ/

Noun

ក្បាំង • (kbang)

1. screen, shield, veil