ប៉ាវ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ប៉ាវ p″āv WT romanisation paaw (standard) IPA(key) /paːw/

Etymology 1

From Thai ป่าว (bpàao).

Verb

ប៉ាវ • (paaw) (abstract noun ការប៉ាវ)

1. to spread news, make something public, tell everyone, announce, proclaim; to charter

Etymology 2

From Chinese 包 (bāo).

Classifier

ប៉ាវ • (paaw)

1. packets (especially of 12 or 24 needles)
2. small package or pouch (e.g. for tobacco)

Etymology 3

Verb

ប៉ាវ • (paaw) (abstract noun ការប៉ាវ)

1. to take or buy everything; to treat (to a meal), pay for someone else's food