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Where does “ភ្នំ” come from?

ភ្នំ (Khmer) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer bn₂uum — hill.

ភ្នំ (Khmer): hill, mountain

Definitions

  1. hill, mountain

Ancestry of “ភ្នំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerbn₂uumhill

Words derived from “ភ្នំ”

  • พนมเปญ
  • ភ្នំពេញ
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