khum

English

Etymology

From Khmer ឃុំ (khum).

Noun

khum (plural khums)

1. A commune of Cambodia, a subdivision of a srok.

Anagrams

• Khmu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khom

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xum˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰum˧˧] ~ [xum˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊm˧˧] ~ [xʊm˧˧]

Verb

khum • (穹) (diminutive reduplication khum khum)

1. to crouch, to bend (one's body)

Derived terms

• lum khum