ពង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពង
bṅ
WT romanisation pɔɔng
(standard) IPA(key) /pɔːŋ/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai พอง (pɔɔng, to swell; swollen).

Noun

ពង • (pɔɔng)

  1. blister, abscess, boil
  2. tumor
  3. bump
  4. bruise

Verb

ពង • (pɔɔng) (abstract noun ការពង)

  1. to get blisters
  2. to come to a head (of a boil or abscess)
  3. to puff up, swell up, become inflated

Adjective

ពង • (pɔɔng) (abstract noun ភាពពង)

  1. swollen
Derived terms

Affixed forms

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ฟอง (fɔɔng, bubble; egg), Northern Khmer ปวง, Nyah Kur พอง่.

Noun

ពង • (pɔɔng)

  1. egg
  2. (colloquial) testicle
Synonyms

Verb

ពង • (pɔɔng) (abstract noun ការពង)

  1. to lay an egg
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