ភ្នាល់

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from ពាល់ (pŏəl, to touch, to try, to test) with infixed -n- (Jenner 1980). Cognate with Thai พนัน (pá-nan), Northern Khmer พเนื็อล.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្នាល់
b̥ʰnāl´
WT romanisation phnŏəl
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰnŏəl/

Verb[edit]

ភ្នាល់ (phnŏəl) (abstract noun ការភ្នាល់)

  1. to bet; to wager
  2. to gamble