ពពែ

See also: ពពុះ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពពែ bbae WT romanisation pɔpɛɛ (standard) IPA(key) /pɔ.ˈpɛː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bəɓeʔ (“goat”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Mon ဗ္ၜေံ, Nyah Kur แพะ, Chong แพ่ะ, Thai แพะ (pɛ́), Tày bẻ.

Noun

ពពែ • (pɔpɛɛ)

1. goat

Etymology 2

Noun

ពពែ • (pɔpɛɛ)

1. (~ភ្នែក) sty, boil on the eyelid

Synonyms

• ពពែឆ្កែ (pɔɔpɛɛckae)
• ផ្លែភ្នែក (phlaepnɛɛk)