ឈ្មោះ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Jehai knmɔh, Semai muh (“name”), Proto-Palaungic *muus (“name”) (whence Riang mus²).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្មោះ
j̥ʰmoḥ
WT romanisation chmŭəh
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰmŭəh/

Noun[edit]

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh)

  1. name, first name, given name
  2. reputation
  3. subject (e.g., of an investigation)

Verb[edit]

ឈ្មោះ • (chmŭəh) (abstract noun ការឈ្មោះ)

  1. to be named, to be called
    ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ...
    khñom chmŭəh …
    My name is ...
    ឈ្មោះអី?
    chmŭəh ʼəy?
    What is your name?
    ឈ្មោះអ្វី?
    chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?
    តើអ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?
    taə nĕək chmŭəh ʼvəy?
    What is your name?
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