បង្អរ

Khmer

Etymology

From អរ (ʼɑɑ, “to be happy”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បង្អរ pṅ̥ʼr WT romanisation bɑngʼɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑŋ.ˈʔɑː/

Verb

បង្អរ • (bɑngʼɑɑ) (abstract noun ការបង្អរ)

1. to cheer up, make happy, cause to be hopeful