អ័ព្ទ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔap ~ *ʔaap ~ *ʔəp (“dark, to shade”). Compare Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] öb (“mist, fog”).

Alternatively from अब्द (abda, “cloud”). Compare also អ័ភ្រ (ʼap), អ័ព្ភ (ʼap) from Sanskrit अभ्र (abhra, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អ័ព្ទ ʼ˘b̥d Phonemic អ័ប ʼ˘p WT romanisation ʼap (standard) IPA(key) /ʔap/

Noun

អ័ព្ទ • (ʼap)

1. fog, mist