បរិបាល

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali paripāla, compare with Thai บริบาล (bɔɔ-rí-baan, “guardian”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic បរិបាល pripāl Phonemic ប-រ៉ិ-បាល / ប៉ៈ-រ៉ិ-បាល p-r″i-pāl / p″`-r″i-pāl WT romanisation bɑɑrebaal, paʼrebaal (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑː.re.ɓaːl/ ~ /paʔ.re.ɓaːl/

Noun

បរិបាល • (bɑɑrebaal)

1. boss; employer