ភ្នំពេញ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From ភ្នំ (phnum, hill) +‎ ពេញ (pɨñ, Penh, the name of the old lady who had built the pagoda on the hill), thus "Hill of Penh".

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្នំពេញ
b̥ʰnṃbeñ
WT romanisation phnum pɨñ
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰnum ˈpɨɲ/
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Proper noun

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ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ)

  1. Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia)
    អ្នកភ្នំពេញ  ―  nĕək phnum pɨñ  ―  resident of Phnom Penh

Descendants

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  • English: Phnom Penh
  • Vietnamese: Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vang, Nam Vinh