អ័ព្ទ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

អ័ព្ទ (ʼap)

  1. fog, mist