ផ្ដើម

Khmer

Etymology

From ដើម (daəm, “beginning, origin”) with prefixed p- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ដើម p̥ʰṭoem WT romanisation phdaəm (standard) IPA(key) /pɗaəm/

Verb

ផ្ដើម • (phdaəm) (abstract noun ការផ្ដើម)

1. (transitive) to start, begin, initiate
2. to begin to, start to
3. to build, organize
4. to precede

Derived terms

• ចាប់ផ្ដើម (cap phdaəm)