បណ្ដុះ

Khmer

Etymology

From ដុះ (doh, “to grow, bud”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic បណ្ដុះ pṇ̥ṭuḥ Phonemic បណ-ដុះ pṇ-ṭuḥ WT romanisation bɑndoh (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈɗoh/

Verb

បណ្ដុះ • (bɑndoh) (abstract noun ការបណ្ដុះ)

1. to sow seed, to plant, plant seeds
2. to sprout, germinate
3. to grow something, cultivate something
4. to raise, rear (e.g., a child by giving food, shelter, love, education, etc.)
5. to educate, train
6. to accumulate (e.g., knowledge)