See also: ពី, ពុំ, and ពោះ
U+1796, ព
KHMER LETTER PO

[U+1795]
Khmer
[U+1797]

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic
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WT romanisation pɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /pɔː/

Letter

ព, ្ព (pɔɔ)

  1. twenty-third letter of the Cambodian alphabet
Usage notes

Alternative forms

  • ពល៍

Verb

(pɔɔ) (abstract noun ការព)

  1. to carry something with one arm on the hip (especially, a child)
    កូន   pɔɔ koun   to carry a child with one arm on the hip
  2. (figuratively) to carry for others (feelings, responsibility,...)
Derived terms
  • ពពោះ (pɔɔ pŭəh)
  • ពទុក្ខ (pɔɔtukkhɑɑ)
  • ពដធែនដី (pɔɔtthɛɛndəy)

Affixed forms

  • បំព (bɑmp)
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