ម៉ោងបួន

Khmer

Etymology

ម៉ោង (maong, “hour”) +‎ បួន (buən, “four”), a reference to how the flower blooms in the late afternoon, i.e. around 4 P.M.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ម៉ោងបួន m″oṅpuan WT romanisation maong buən (standard) IPA(key) /maoŋ ˈɓuən/

Noun

ម៉ោងបួន • (maong buən)

1. (ផ្កា~) a type of flower, Mirabilis jalapa